Miscanthus violaceus (K.Schum.) Pilg.

Tall tufted perennial; culms 2–4 m. high.. Leaf-blades up to 3 m. long, 5–25 mm. wide, narrowed to the midrib at the base.. Panicle narrowly ovate to narrowly oblong, 25–40 cm. long; racemes 1–7 cm. long, usually much shorter than the supporting branches.. Spikelets 3–5 mm. long, the callus bearded with violet-tinged hairs from 1/2 to nearly as long as the spikelet; lower glume light brown, glabrous to thinly pilose; upper lemma entire or minutely bidentate, with a straight awn 1.5–6 mm. long.. Fig. 160.