Miscanthus sinensis: Difference between revisions

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'''''Miscanthus sinensis''''', the '''maiden silvergrass''',<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Lee |editor1-first=Sangtae |editor2-last=Chang |editor2-first=Kae Sun |title=English Names for Korean Native Plants |year=2015 |publisher=[[Korea National Arboretum]] |location=Pocheon |isbn=978-89-97450-98-5 |page=541 |url=http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf |accessdate=7 March 2019 |via=[[Korea Forest Service]]}}</ref> is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the grass [[family (biology)|family]] Poaceae, [[native plant|native]] to eastern Asia throughout most of [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]] and [[Korea]]. It is an [[herbaceous plant|herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] grass, growing to {{convert|0.8|-|2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall, rarely {{convert|4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, forming dense clumps from an underground [[rhizome]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] are {{convert|18|-|75|cm|0|abbr=on}} tall and 0.3–2&nbsp;cm broad. The [[flower]]s are purplish, held above the foliage. This plant is the preferred structure for the nesting of some species of paper wasps, such as ''[[Ropalidia fasciata]]''.<ref name="Ito 1992">{{cite journal|last=Ito|first=K|title=Relocation of Nests by Swarms and Nest Reconstruction in Late Autumn in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia fasciata with Discussions on the Role of Swarming|journal=Journal of Ethology|date=1992|volume=109|issue=2|pages=109–117|doi=10.1007/BF02350115|s2cid=8001673}}</ref>

Common names include '''Korean uksae'''{{which lang|date=May 2019}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zKFK8L4bqs.html|title=an uksae grass in Seoul}}</ref>{{better source|date=May 2019}} '''Chinese silver grass''',<ref name = EOL>{{EOL|1115038|Miscanthus sinensis}}</ref> '''Eulalia grass''', '''maiden grass''', '''zebra grass''', '''Susuki grass''' (ススキ), and '''porcupine grass'''. The Latin ''Miscanthus'' comes from the Greek for "stalk" and "flower".<ref name=AZPLA>{{cite book|last=Coombes|first=Allen J.|title=The A to Z of plant names|year=2012|publisher=Timber Press|location=USA|isbn=9781604691962|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781604691962/page/312 312]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781604691962/page/312}}</ref> The qualifier ''sinensis'' means "from China",<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book|last=Harrison|first=Lorraine|title=RHS Latin for gardeners|year=2012|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=9781845337315|pages=224}}</ref> though the plant is found elsewhere in eastern Asia.

It is widely cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] in [[temperateness|temperate]] regions around the world.

It has become an [[invasive species]] in parts of North America.<ref>[http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=3052 Chinese silvergrass]. Invasive.org: Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, February 2, 2010. Accessed May 28, 2010.</ref> However, it is possible to reduce the likelihood of escape or [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridization]] with extant wild ''M. sinensis'' populations with breeding and proper management.<ref>Quinn LD, Allen DJ, Stewart JR (2010) Invasiveness potential of ''Miscanthus sinensis'': implications for bioenergy production in the United States. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 1-2, 126-153.</ref>

*'Cosmopolitan' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Cosmopolitan'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=2118|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Ferner Osten' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Ferner Osten'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4880|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Flamingo' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Flamingo'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5849|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Gewitterwolke' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Gewitterwolke'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4834|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Ghana' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Ghana'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4835|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Gold und Silber' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Gold und Silber'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4845|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Grosse Fontäne' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Grosse Fontane'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5626|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Kaskade' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Kaskade'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4493|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Kleine Fontäne' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Kleine Fontane'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4491|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Kleine Silberspinne' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Kleine Silberspinne'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5833|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Morning Light' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Morning Light'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1285|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Septemberrot' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Septemberrot'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=6068|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Silberfeder' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Silberfeder'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5020|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Strictus' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Strictus'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5778|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Undine' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Undine'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5697|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

*'Zebrinus' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Miscanthus sinensis'' 'Zebrinus'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1286|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>

''M. sinensis'' is a candidate for [[bioenergy]] production due to its high yield, even in high stress environments, easy propagation, effective nutrient cycling, and high genetic variation.<ref>Stewart R, Toma Y, Fernández FG, Nishiwaki A, Yamada T, Bollero G (2009) The ecology and agronomy of “Miscanthus sinensis”, a species important to bioenergy crop development, in its native range in Japan: a review. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 1-2, 126-153.</ref>