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Learn more about Chinese Silvergrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Miscanthus sinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Miscanthus sinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-83-001:
Miscanthus sinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Miscanthus sinensis var. variegatus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Miscanthus sinensis var. zebrinus
COMMON NAME:
Chinese Silvergrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_misi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_misi_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0401e_32
January Greenville County SC
Panicles dense, branches and pedicels ascending, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm090321_010
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200409_3646
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0007a_13a
July Henderson County NC
Roadside
This species is becoming aggressively weedy, per Weakley's Flora.
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Tim Spira tpsmsinensis2
August
Much-branched and drooping terminal plumed pancicles, silvery to pinkish, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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JK Marlow jkm0510d_33
October Greenville County SC
Leaves long-linear, upright to arching, to 1m long and less than 2cm wide, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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JK Marlow jkm151024_558
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Panicle somewhat fan-shaped, of silky aggregate racemes 10-20cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm151024_558b
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Spikelets with a tuft of silky hairs about as long as glumes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm151024_559
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Very small pieces of rhizome can propagate new clumps, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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JK Marlow jkm151024_561
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Leaves 1" wide with a distinct white midrib, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Keith Bradley kab_m_sinensis_9339
December Lexington County SC
Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden