4199

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Non-native: east Asia

Documented growing wild in - - -

Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

• Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast

 

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizome long, slender

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Soft white flower heads
3 stamens
Inflorescence a panicle of racemes

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US p013

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Miscanthus sacchariflorus   FAMILY Poaceae

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Miscanthus sacchariflorus   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)
Miscanthus sacchariflorus