Taxon: Miscanthus sinensis Andersson

Summary

Genus:

Miscanthus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Saccharinae

Nomen number:

24493

Place of publication:

Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 12:166. 1856

Verified:

10/01/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

69 (36 active, 14 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eulalia japonica Trin.
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson f. glaber Honda
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. gracillimus Hitchc.
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. variegatus Beal
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. zebrinus Beal
Saccharum japonicum Thunb.

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Links

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Atienza, S. G. et al. 2002. Preliminary genetic linkage map of Miscanthus sinensis with RAPD markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 105:946-952. Note: diploid (2n=38) plants were used to construct the genetic map for analysis of agronomically interesting characters for biomass production
Burner, D. M. 1997. Chromosome transmission and meiotic behavior in various sugarcane crosses. J. Amer. Soc. Sugar Cane Technol. 17:38-50.
Chou, C.-H. 2009. Miscanthus plants used as an alternative biofuel material: the basic studies on ecology and molecular evolution. Renew. Energy 34:1908-1912. Note: Elsevier Ltd.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Fu, Y. C. et al. 1977-. Flora intramongolica.
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Guangdong Inst. Bot., ed. 1964-1977. Flora Hainanica.
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. 11:673-718.
How, F. C., ed. 1956. Flora of Kwangchow.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
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.
Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Meyer, M. H. 2012. Chapter 3. Ornamental grasses in the United States. Hort. Rev. 39:121-151.
Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:110.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:120.
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. 164:191, 201.
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	eulalia	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	miscanthus	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	zebra grass	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
German	Schilfgras	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)	capim-zebra	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	eulália	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Transcribed Korean	eogsae	2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:110.

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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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. 164:191, 201.
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			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands	s.	Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye	s.	Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin	s.	Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Sulawesi
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
2	Cultivated					also cult.	Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand	North Island		Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand	South Island		Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		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	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	Massachusetts		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Native
Asia-Temperate

RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands (s.), Primorye (s.), Sakhalin (s.)]
CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng], Hong Kong
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

MALESIA: Indonesia [Sulawesi], Philippines

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized

REGION:

Australasia

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand [North Island, South Island]

Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Missouri]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]

Reference(s)

Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Sun, Q, et al. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Miscanthus s.l. (Poaceae) from China. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164:191, 201.
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

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=24493. Accessed 15 April 2026.