Miscanthus sinensis
Miscanthus sinensis
Safety & Hazards
The leaves have saw-toothed edges that can cut the unwary gardener, it is best to wear gloves when working with the plant[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].
Botanical Description
Miscanthus sinensis is a robust, herbaceous perennial grass, forming dense clumps of erect culms around 3 - 10mm in diameter from short, stout, underground rhizomes; it can grow around 30 - 400cm 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. , 2155 Title Industrial Crops - Breeding for BioEnergy and Bioproducts Publication Author Von Mark V. Cruz &.David A. Dierig (Editors) Website http://10.1007/978-1-4939-1447-0 Publisher Springer; New York Year 2015 ISBN 978-1-4939-1447-0 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It has potential for use as a commercail biomass crop, and is grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a tall ground-cover plant.