PLANTS Profile for Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Amur silvergrass)

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Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.
Amur silvergrass

Symbol:

MISA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China, Manchuria. Usage Requirements.

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Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.

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Distribution:
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, IA, IL, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NY, WI), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 7 species in Miscanthus

Classification:
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Miscanthus Andersson – silvergrass
Species	Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch. – Amur silvergrass

Noxious Weed Information:
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Massachusetts:
plume grass, Amur silvergrass		Prohibited

Introduced Information:
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503854.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/11/2008 11:43 PM MDT