Taxon: Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Franch.

Summary

Genus:

Miscanthus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Saccharinae

Nomen number:

24490

Place of publication:

Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 7:137. 1884

Verified:

10/01/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

104 (4 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Imperata sacchariflora Maxim.

Autonym(s)
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Franch. f. sacchariflorus
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Franch. subsp. sacchariflorus
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Franch. var. sacchariflorus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Miscanthus saccharifer Benth., nom. inval.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hodkinson, T. R. et al. 2002. Characterization of a genetic resource collection for Miscanthus (Saccharinae, Andropogoneae, Poaceae) using AFLP and ISSR PCR. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 89:627-636.
Hodkinson, T. R. et al. 2002. Phylogenetics of Miscanthus, Saccharum and related genera (Saccharinae, Andropogoneae, Poaceae) based on DNA sequences from ITS nuclear ribosomal DNA and plastid trnL intron and trnL-F intergenic spacers. J. Pl. Res. 115:381-392.
Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977-1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Lewandowski, I. et al. 2003. The development and current status of perennial rhizomatous grasses as energy crops in the US and Europe. Biomass Bioenergy 25:345-346.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:294.
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Amur silver grass	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	silver banner grass	1	Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
English	silver plume grass	1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Japanese Rōmaji	ogi	2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Swedish	silvermiskantus	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	di	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
2	Cultivated					also cult.	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York	s.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Native
Asia-Temperate

RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye, Amur]
CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario, Québec (s.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York (s.e.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.), Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (e.), Wisconsin]

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201-206. Note: lists as Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Weed			Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24490. Accessed 15 April 2026.