Poaceae
Small Japanese Silver grass
Miscanthus oligostachyus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Miscanthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Small Japanese Silver grass
Synonyms
- Miscanthus condensatus var. shinanoensis Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus intermedius (Honda) Honda
- Miscanthus longiberbis var. intermedius Honda
- Miscanthus matsumurae Hack.
- Miscanthus oligostachyus f. oligostachyus
- Miscanthus oligostachyus subsp. intermedius (Honda) T.Koyama
- Miscanthus oligostachyus var. intermedius (Honda) Y.N.Lee
- Miscanthus oligostachyus var. longiberbis (Hack.) I.C.Chung
- Miscanthus oligostachyus var. oligostachyus
- Miscanthus tinctorius var. aristatus Honda
- Miscanthus tinctorius var. intermedius (Honda) Ohwi
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.