''Miscanthus nepalensis'', Himalayan fairy grass, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to mountain slopes in China (Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal, and introduced in Malaysia. It is found at elevations of .
This decorative,
deciduous
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grass grows tall, with arching green blades, often turning bronze in winter. Terminal clusters of yellow spikelets appear in summer, forming seed-heads in autumn.
It is grown as an ornamental for
temperate
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gardens, where it requires a sunny position.
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References
nepalensis
Flora of Bhutan
Flora of China
Flora of India (region)
Flora of Myanmar
Flora of Nepal
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