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Silvergrasses
Miscanthus
Miscanthus, or silvergrass, is a genus of African, Eurasian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Chinese silver grass
speciesMiscanthus sinensis
Pacific Island Silvergrass
speciesMiscanthus floridulus
Japanese silver grass
speciesMiscanthus sacchariflorus
Himalayan fairy grass
speciesMiscanthus nepalensis
Daba Grass
speciesMiscanthus ecklonii
giant silver-grass
hybridMiscanthus × longiberbis
Wireleaf Daba Grass
speciesMiscanthus junceus
Miscanthus lutarioriparius
speciesMiscanthus lutarioriparius
Miscanthus oligostachyus
speciesMiscanthus oligostachyus
Miscanthus tinctorius
speciesMiscanthus tinctorius
Miscanthus violaceus
speciesMiscanthus violaceus
Miscanthus fuscus
speciesMiscanthus fuscus
Miscanthus nudipes
speciesMiscanthus nudipes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 125625.