EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: MISSI
• Preferred name: Miscanthus sinensis
• Authority: Andersson

Russian Far East, Indochina (except Myanmar, Cambodia), Malesia (Java, Borneo, Philippines), China (including Taiwan), Japan, Korea. Tall perennial grass used for ornamental purposes, increasingly being planted as a crop for biofuel production. It spreads via prolific seed production. Considered invasive in the USA. Introduced in Britain, Italy, central Europe, North America (mainly eastern Canada and USA), Mexico, Caribbean, South America (Brazil, Chile, Uruguay), New Zealand

WSSA list of weeds in North America.