Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Selected Images
![]() 2307210 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Flower(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 9005062 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Infestation James H. Miller |
![]() 1346076 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Fruit(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 1346078 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Plant(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 0016162 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Feature(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 1237082 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Foliage Britt Slattery |
![]() 1237085 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Infestation Britt Slattery |
![]() 1342104 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Plant(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2307212 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Infestation James H. Miller |
![]() 5369513 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Flower(s) Arthur E. Miller |
![]() 5308017 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 5273014 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Root(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 1344067 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Control Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive |
![]() 5308016 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5308015 Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council - Watch list A
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 2
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- New Hampshire Restricted Invasive Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Miscanthus |
Other System Links
Plants: MISIBayer: MISSI
GRIN: 24493
ITIS: 41874
NPDN Pest: PCACABB
NPDN Host: 36260
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
Chinese silvergrass, eulalia, Chinese plume grass, zebra grass, eulaliagrass
| Common Name Reference: | Weed Science Society of America Common Names List |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |


















