Sugarcane
Saccharum officinarum
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Saccharum officinarum
- Group
- Monocotyledon
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Continent
- Oceania
- Habitat
- Fields
- Form
- Grass
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Flower colour
- Inconspicuous
- Blooms in
- Autumn, Winter
- Use
- Food
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- The word sugar comes from the Sanskrit word sharkara, and sugar-making began in India.
- Brazil is the biggest producer and turns a large part of its cane into ethanol fuel.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q3391243 · All plants · All entries