Flower ID: IMG_8795.JPG-08-20-2021 Flower name (scientific): Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maximowicz) Bentham & Joseph Dalton Hooker ex Franchet PY: 1884. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) miss-KANTH-us (or mis-KAN-thus) sak-kar-e-FLOR-us Flower name (common): Amur Silver Grass Family name (common): Grass Family name (scientific): Poaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek μίσχος(miskos) for stem and άνθος (anthos) for a flower, referring to the stalked spikelets. Specific epithet: Sugarcane-flowered, referencing the fact that the flowering spikelets resemble those of species in the genus Saccharum, which yield sugarcane. Common name origin: For the Silky plume-like appearance, its membership in the grass family Poaceae, and the Amur region of Russia along the Amur river bordering parts of Russia and China, one of the native regions of this species. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (4 to 6 mm) Petal count: 0 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, None Plant description: Size: 60 to 96 inches (1.5 to 2.4 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is , type is Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): August to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Streambanks, riverbanks, marshes, pond margins, lakeshores, disturbed areas, sun or semi-shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese Silvergrass, Eulalia) has some resemblance to Miscanthus sacchariflorus, though it has not been observed in Wisconsin, Minnesota, or Iowa, but reported in Michigan, Illinois, and a number of eastern US states and in California. Miscanthus sacchariflorus has callus hairs from 2 to 4 times as long as the spikelets, whereas Miscanthus sinensis has callus hairs from twice as long to shorter than the spikelets. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.805918 Longitude: -91.527065 Altitude: 251.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Douglas, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Outagamie, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (CT, IA, IL, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NY, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Imperata sacchariflora Maximowicz Prim. Fl. Amur. 331 (-332) (1859). Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed