| Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Scientific name | Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius |
| Synonyms | Andropogon sibiricus (Trinius) Steudel; Saccharum sibiricum (Trinius) Roberty; Spodiopogon depauperatus Hackel var. purpurascens Honda; Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius var. purpurascens (Honda) Honda; Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius var. tenuis (Kitagawa) Kitagawa; Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius var. tomentosus Koidzumi; Spodiopogon tenuis Kitagawa |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) oh-abura-susuki [large oily silver grass] |
| (English common name) frost grass, silver spikegrass | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Leaves 20-40cm long, 10-15mm wide. Culms 80-100cm tall. Flowers spikelets 4.5-5mm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Spodiopogon sibiricus Trin. |
| Spodiopogon sibiricus Trinius |
| August 2006 at mountane field |
August 2006 at mountane field |
September 2006 at mountane field |