Taxon: Miscanthus sinensis Andersson subsp. purpurascens (Andersson) Tzvelev

Summary

Genus:

Miscanthus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Saccharinae

Nomen number:

314426

Place of publication:

Zlaki SSSR (Grasses of the Soviet Union) 693. 1976

Verified:

01/23/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson (36 active accession[s])
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson subsp. condensatus (Hack.) T. Koyama (0 active accession[s])
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson subsp. sinensis (0 active accession[s])

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

Basionym
Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. purpurascens (Andersson) Matsum.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson
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. Note: = Miscanthus sinensis Andersson
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson
Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions Note: = Miscanthus sinensis Andersson
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Quattrocchi, U. 2006. CRC world dictionary of grasses. Common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology 1314. Note: CRC/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL
Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201. Note: = Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Matsum.
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	purple silver grass		as Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson	1	Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).

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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	Hong Kong			Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan			Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions Note: = Miscanthus sinensis Andersson
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. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin	s.	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye, Sakhalin (s.)]
CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng], Hong Kong
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson
Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions Note: = Miscanthus sinensis Andersson
Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:201. Note: lists as Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Andersson) Rendle

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson
Environmental	ornamental		Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson

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=314426. Accessed 15 April 2026.