Miscanthus tinctorius

Botanical Description

Miscanthus tinctorius is a perennial grass, producing a clump of culms from a shorly rhizomatous rootstock; the culms are around 60 - 150cm tall[ 1789 Title Khartasia Publication Author Website http://khartasia-crcc.mnhn.fr/en Publisher Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections; Paris Year 2020 (Accessed) ISBN Description A website containing information on almost 100 species (as of March 2020) of fibre-producing plants that are used in paper making in eastern Asia. An excellent and developing resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a dye. It has been used as a source of dyes since at least the 5th century BCE[ 1789 Title Khartasia Publication Author Website http://khartasia-crcc.mnhn.fr/en Publisher Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections; Paris Year 2020 (Accessed) ISBN Description A website containing information on almost 100 species (as of March 2020) of fibre-producing plants that are used in paper making in eastern Asia. An excellent and developing resource. ].