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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:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (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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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
eulalia –
miscanthus –
zebra grass –
German
Schilfgras –
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-zebra –
eulália –
Transcribed Korean
eogsae –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaHong Kong  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaido 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKurile Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaCelebes 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandNorth Island 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandSouth Island 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang], Hong Kong
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Primorye, Sakhalin]
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Celebes], Philippines
Cultivated ()
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand [North Island, South Island]
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Missouri]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24493. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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