Poaceae
Pacific Island silvergrass
Miscanthus floridulus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Miscanthus
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Common names
By language (9)
- Cantonese
- 五節芒
- cdo
- Găng-mè̤ng
- Chinese
- 五節芒, 五节芒, 芭茅, 芭茅果, 苦芦骨, 芒草, 菅芒花, 菅蓁
- Czech
- Ozdobnice velká
- English
- Pacific Island silvergrass
- tay
- Lami'uy
- Tongan
- Kaho
- trv
- Bhngil
- ty
- Âèho
Synonyms
- Erianthus floridulus (Labill.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Eulalia densa (Nees) Munro
- Miscanthus formosanus A.Camus
- Miscanthus japonicus Andersson
- Miscanthus luzonensis Andersson
- Miscanthus ryukyuensis Honda
- Saccharum densum Nees
- Saccharum distichophyllum Steud. ex Jard.
- Saccharum floridulum Labill.
- Saccharum japonicum Houtt.
- Saccharum praegrande Steud.
- Xiphagrostis floridula (Labill.) Coville
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.