Miscanthus x giganteus
(elephant grass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species hybridMiscanthus x giganteus (elephant grass)
TribeAndropogoneae (millets & maizes)
SubfamilyPANICOIDEAE (millets & maizes)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Miscanthus x giganteus (elephant grass) :
1: Miscanthus x giganteus (elephant grass)
25 Oct 2009 OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
field crop, sparsely flowering
Image 1: Crop - edgeImage 2: Crop - edge (2)Image 3: Crop - edge (3)Image 4: Crop - edge (4)Image 5: Crop - edge (5)Image 6: Crop - edge (6)Image 7: Crop - edge (7)Image 8: Crop running down hillImage 9: Crop running down hill (2)Image 10: Crop running down hill (3)Image 11: Culms - upper partImage 12: FoliageImage 13: Foliage (2)Image 14: Inflorescence - close-upImage 15: InflorescencesImage 16: Leaf - abaxial (lower) surface - close-upImage 17: Leaf - abaxial (lower) surface - close-up (2)Image 18: Leaf - adaxial (upper) surface - close-upImage 19: Leaf - adaxial (upper) surface - close-up (2)Image 20: Leaf base - abaxial (lower) surface - close-upImage 21: Leaf base - abaxial (lower) surface - close-up (2)Image 22: Leaf base - abaxial (lower) surface - close-up (3)Image 23: Leaf base and ligule - adaxial (upper) surface - close-upImage 24: Leaf - TS - lower portion of leaf - close-up - white backgroundImage 25: LeavesImage 26: Leaves (2)Image 27: Leaves (3)Image 28: Leaves (4)Image 29: Leaf base - adaxial (lower) surface - close-up - enlargedImage 30: Leaf - TS - near base of leaf - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 31: Ligule - adaxial (upper) surface - close-up - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Living Countryside Miscanthus, its place in UK agriculture and farming www.ukagriculture.com/crops/miscanthus.cfm

Miscanthus x giganteus (elephant grass) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Miscanthus x giganteus (elephant grass)

Grown as a crop for energy biomass, but there have been a number of field fires.

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