Miscanthus sinensis Andersson subsp. sinensis GRIN-Global

Taxon: Miscanthus sinensis Andersson subsp. sinensis

Summary

Genus:

Miscanthus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Saccharinae

Nomen number:

400940

Verified:

08/04/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson (1 active accession[s])
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson subsp. condensatus (Hack.) T. Koyama (0 active accession[s])
Miscanthus sinensis Andersson subsp. purpurascens (Andersson) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. formosanus Hack.

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Reference(s)

Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
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. Characterization of a genetic resource collection for Miscanthus (Saccharinae, Andropogoneae, Poaceae) using AFLP and ISSR PCR. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 89:627-636.
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Koyama, T. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions. 1987
Lee, Y. N. Flora of Korea. 1997
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
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. Zlaki SSSR. 1976

Common names

English
Chinese silver grass –
eulalia –
euly –
maiden grass –
zebra grass –
French
eulalie –
German
Chinaschilf –
Schilfgras –
Japanese Rōmaji
susuki –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye
2	Cultivated
4	Naturalized

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Primorye]

Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		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=400940. Accessed 19 July 2025.