Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Miscanthus sinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Chinese Silvergrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Miscanthus sinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Miscanthus sinensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-83-001:
Miscanthus sinensis FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Miscanthus sinensis var. variegatus
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Miscanthus sinensis var. zebrinus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Miscanthus sinensis
COMMON NAME:
Chinese Silvergrass, Eulalia
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_misi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_misi_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0401e_32
January Greenville County SC
Panicles dense, branches and pedicels ascending, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm090321_010
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200409_3646
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm0007a_13a
July Henderson County NC
Roadside
This species is becoming aggressively weedy, per Weakley's Flora.
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Tim Spira tpsmsinensis2
August
Much-branched and drooping terminal plumed pancicles, silvery to pinkish, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests (Miller, 2003).
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JK Marlow jkm0510d_33
October Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaves long-linear, upright to arching, to 1m long and less than 2cm wide, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests (Miller, 2003).
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JK Marlow jkm151024_558
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Panicle somewhat fan-shaped, of silky aggregate racemes 10-20cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm151024_558b
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Spikelets with a tuft of silky hairs about as long as glumes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm151024_559
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Very small pieces of rhizome can propagate new clumps, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm151024_561
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Leaves 1" wide with a distinct white midrib, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm231102_6473
November Greenville County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_m_sinensis_9339
December Lexington County SC
Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Miscanthus sinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Miscanthus sinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Miscanthus sinensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-83-001:
Miscanthus sinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Miscanthus sinensis var. variegatus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Miscanthus sinensis var. zebrinus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Miscanthus sinensis
937
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, powerline rights-of-way, other disturbed habitats, increasingly moving into a wide variety of natural habitats, including those with prescribed fire, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Common in Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- NC Department of Transportation
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- SC Native Plant Society
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal, with some alternate 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
3 stamens
Inflorescence a panicle of racemes
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p363
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p082
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p740
- Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina (Smith, 2008) p034
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