Miscanthus floridulus
Giant Chinese Silver Grass, Japanese Silver Grass
Other regional names: Miscanthus +1 more
- Miscanthus
- Pacific Island Silvergrass
Also known as: Erianthus floridulus (Labill.) Schult. & Schult.f. +12 more
- Erianthus floridulus (Labill.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Eulalia densa (Nees) Munro
- Miscanthus formosanus A.Camus
- Miscanthus japonicus Andersson
- Miscanthus luzonensis Andersson
- Miscanthus ryukyuensis Honda
- Saccharum densum Nees
- Saccharum distichophyllum Steud.
- Saccharum distichophyllum Steud. ex Jard.
- Saccharum floridulum Labill.
- Saccharum officinarum var. fatuum G.H.Cuzent
- Saccharum praegrande Steud.
- Xiphagrostis floridula (Labill.) Coville
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Miscanthus floridulus (commonly known as giant Chinese silver grass or Japanese silver grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Arkansas, Hawaii, Marianas, Missouri