PLANTS Profile for Miscanthus (silvergrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Miscanthus Andersson
silvergrass

Symbol:

MISCA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Miscanthus Andersson

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Distribution:
Miscanthus Andersson

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Miscanthus Andersson

View 342 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Miscanthus capensis (Nees) Andersson. .

Miscanthus capensis
silvergrass

Distribution of Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K. Schum. & Lauterb.. . Image Available.

Miscanthus floridulus
Pacific Island silvergrass

Distribution of Miscanthus ×giganteus J.M. Greef & Deuter ex Hodkinson & Renvoize [sacchariflorus × sinensis]. .

Miscanthus ×giganteus
Giant Miscanthus

Miscanthus nepalensis

Distribution of Miscanthus oligostachyus Stapf. .

Miscanthus oligostachyus
Small Japanese Silver grass

Distribution of Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.. . Image Available.

Miscanthus sacchariflorus
Amur silvergrass

Distribution of Miscanthus sinensis Andersson. . Image Available.

Miscanthus sinensis
Chinese silvergrass

Distribution of Miscanthus transmorrisonensis Hayata. .

Miscanthus transmorrisonensis
silvergrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Miscanthus Andersson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Miscanthus Andersson – silvergrass

More Accounts and Images:
Miscanthus Andersson

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41870.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 01:05 AM CDT