Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.

Locations ofMiscanthus sinensis Anderss. in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.
Common Name
Chinese Silvergrass, Eulalia, Maiden Grass
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.
Comments
Native of e. Asia. This species is becoming aggressively weedy. Forms with leaves cross-variegated or linear-variegated with yellow are cultivated and sometimes escape or persist (in addition to the much more common green-leaved form).
Habitat
Roadsides, old fields, and clearings. Now frequent as a naturalized escape in many parts of the Coastal Plain and Piedmont, less so in the mountains; locally very invasive in mafic soils of the s. and c. Piedmont.
Native Status
Introduced

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