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General Information | |
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Symbol: | MISI |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Poaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
Native Status: |
CAN I L48 I |
Characteristics | |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name | Other Common Names |
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MISIC | Miscanthus sinensis Andersson ssp. condensatus (Hack.) T. Koyama |
Purple Japanese Silver grass
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MISIG | Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. gracillimus Hitchc. | |
MISIP | Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. purpurascens (Andersson) Tzvel. |
silvergrass
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MISIV | Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. variegatus Beal | |
MISIZ | Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. zebrinus Beal |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
Subclass | Commelinidae |
Order | Cyperales |
Family | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family |
Genus | Miscanthus Andersson – silvergrass |
Species | Miscanthus sinensis Andersson – Chinese silvergrass |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Noxious Weed Information | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
Connecticut
eulalia
Potentially invasive, not banned
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Miscanthus sinensis
Chinese silvergrass
eulalia
zebra grass
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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SEEPPC | Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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