The term Elephant grass may refer to the following grass species:
* The Asian ''
Miscanthus giganteus
''Miscanthus'', or silvergrass, is a genus of African, Eurasian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family, Poaceae.
; Species
* '' Miscanthus changii'' Y.N.Lee – Korea
* '' Miscanthus depauperatus'' Merr. – the Philippines
* ''Miscant ...
'', also known as giant miscanthus, commonly used as a biomass crop
* The African ''
Cenchrus purpureus
''Cenchrus purpureus'', synonym ''Pennisetum purpureum'', also known as Napier grass, elephant grass or Uganda grass, is a species of perennial tropical grass native to the African grasslands. arrell, G., Simons, S. A., & Hillocks, R. J. (2002). ...
'', also known as Napier grass, Uganda grass or giant king grass
* The Asian ''
Arundo donax
''Arundo donax'' is a tall perennial cane. It is one of several so-called reed species. It has several common names including giant cane, elephant grass, carrizo, arundo, Spanish cane, Colorado river reed, wild cane, and giant reed. ''Arundo'' an ...
'', also known as giant cane, giant reed
* The Eurasian ''
Saccharum ravennae
''Tripidium ravennae'', synonym ''Saccharum ravennae'' (and many others), with the common names ravennagrass and elephant grass, is a species of grass in the genus '' Tripidium''. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia and South Asia and i ...
'', also known as ravennagrass or ekra
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