Established. Also Sorghum halapense (L.) Pers. [Johnson Grass]. This crop is often found in Anguilla's cultivated fields. It was introduced into the United States from Turkey by a cotton planter. A neighbour farmer, Colonel Johnson, adopted it as a fodder grass but it became a bad weed in the states. In Anguilla it is also a weed. (Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust, Page number 28); Cultivated - Not native, introduced deliberately to Anguilla, present only where planted by people, not yet known to be naturalised. (Hochart, J., Buckmire, Z. & Tye, A. (2024 and continuously updated). Database of the Flora of Anguilla. Anguilla Department of Natural Resources and Anguilla National Trust, The Valley.)
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Connor, R.A., Hodge, K.V.D., Samuel, C.A., Wong, L.J. & Pagad, S. (2022) Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Anguilla. Version 1.6. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Checklist dataset. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/okwfc4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-25 (to find the intial list of species); Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust, Page number 28 (Common name, Establishment status); Hochart, J., Buckmire, Z. & Tye, A. (2024 and continuously updated). Database of the Flora of Anguilla. Anguilla Department of Natural Resources and Anguilla National Trust, The Valley. (First record);