Poaceae

Amur silvergrass

Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Miscanthus

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Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus) — FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Amur silvergrass

Synonyms

Imperata eutalioides Miq.
Imperata sacchariflora Maxim.
Miscanthus hackelii Nakai
Miscanthus saccharifer Benth.
Miscanthus sacchariflorus f. latifolius Adati
Miscanthus sacchariflorus f. purpurascens Y.N.Lee
Miscanthus sacchariflorus var. gracilis Y.N.Lee
Triarrhena hackelii (Nakai) Nakai
Triarrhena sacchariflora (Maxim.) Nakai

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daria, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: sasha vuksinic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Мирослав Соболев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flo BK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: johnmurtaugh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Carter Dorscht, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.