Abstract
Chinese silver grass Miscanthus sinensis Andersson is native in southeastern Asia. It has been recorded as new to the vascular flora of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at two localities near the town of Zavidovići. The paper presents a short morphological description, photographs of the new alien species for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the distribution of the taxon.
Highlights
The genus Miscanthus Andersson belongs to the subtribe Saccharinae Griseb., tribe Andropogoneae Dumort., of Poaceae
Within the genus Miscanthus, only two species have been recorded as escapees in Europe Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack. and Miscanthus sinensis Andersson (Valdés & Scholz 2009)
The first finding of M. sinensis to Bosnia and Herzegovina was recorded in Central Bosnia at two localities near the town of Zavidovići at the beginning of October 2018
Summary
The genus Miscanthus Andersson belongs to the subtribe Saccharinae Griseb., tribe Andropogoneae Dumort., of Poaceae. Within the genus Miscanthus, only two species have been recorded as escapees in Europe Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack. M. sacchariflorus is the most morphologically similar species to M. sinensis in Europe. To distinguish between these two species, we offer short determination key adapted according to Sun et al (2010) and Verloove (2011). M. condensatus Hackel; M. flavidus Honda; M. purpurascens Andersson), known as Chinese silver grass or Eulalia grass is native to southeastern Asia (EPPO 2011). It is used for ornamental purposes and is increasingly being planted as a crop for biofuel production.
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