Miscanthus sinensis is a
species of
flowering plant in the grass
family Poaceae,
native to eastern Asia throughout most of China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. It is an
herbaceous perennial grass, growing to tall, rarely , forming dense clumps from an underground
rhizome. The
leaves are tall and 0.3–2 cm broad. The
flowers are purplish, held above the foliage. This plant is the preferred structure for the nesting of some species of paper wasps, such as
Ropalidia fasciata.