Miscanthus × giganteus

Species of grass Miscanthus × giganteus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Monocots Clade: Commelinids Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Panicoideae Genus: Miscanthus Species: M. × giganteus Binomial name Miscanthus × giganteusJ.M.Greef, Deuter ex Hodk., Renvoize 2001 Synonyms Miscanthus × changii Y.N.Lee Miscanthus × latissimus Y.N.Lee Miscanthus × longiberbis (Hack.) Nakai Miscanthus × longiberbis var. changii (Y.N.Lee) Ibaragi & H.Ohashi Miscanthus × longiberbis f. ogiformis (Honda) Ibaragi Miscanthus matsumurae var. longiberbis Hack. Miscanthus × ogiformis Honda Miscanthus oligostachyus subsp. longiberbis (Hack.) T.Koyama Miscanthus sacchariflorus var. brevibarbis (Honda) Adati Miscanthus sinensis 'Giganteus' Miscanthus × giganteus, also known as the giant miscanthus, is a sterile hybrid of Miscanthus sinensis and Miscanthus sacchariflorus. It is a perennial grass with bamboo-like stems that can grow to heights of 3–4 metres (13 ft) in one season (from the third season onwards). Just like Pennisetum purpureum, Arundo donax and Saccharum ravennae, it is also called elephant grass. Misca