Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese silvergrass)

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Miscanthus sinensis Andersson

Chinese silvergrass

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Commelinidae	Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
Order	Cyperales	Flowering plants including grasses
Family	Poaceae	Grasses (but not sedges or rushes)
Genus	Miscanthus	From the Greek mischos, “stalk,” and anthos, “flower,” referring to the spikelets
Species	sinensis	Of or from China

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Miscanthus sinensis Andersson ssp. condensatus (Hack.) T. Koyama

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. gracillimus Hitchc.

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. purpurascens (Andersson) Tzvel.

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. variegatus Beal

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. zebrinus Beal

Miscanthus sinensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

4/11/2015 · Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (31 × 47 cm)

4/11/2015 · Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida · ≈ 2 × 3′ (63 × 95 cm)

3/30/2013 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

3/14/2012 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, Maryland · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 27 cm) ID is uncertain

3/30/2013 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

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