Аннотация:Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. et Hook. f. ex Franch. is one of the promising biofuel resourсes. However, its wide cultivation in Russia as a biofuel plant is limited by high heat and moisture demands of the species and insufficient information on the matter. Collecting mission and literature data on M. sacchariflorus natural distribution, as well as cultivation and climatic maps from the AgroAtlas were analyzed and limiting factors for the successful crop cultivation were detected. In the area of natural distribution of Miscanthus, the hydrothermal coefficient during the vegetation period varied from 1.49 to 2.9, the effective temperatures above 10°C from 1248.9 to 2493.1°С, and the amount of average solar radiation from 97.5 to 115 kkal/cm2. On the base of the obtained data, the potential area for M. sacchariflorus industrial cultivation in Russia was mapped. Effective cultivation of the species is possible not only in the area of its natural distribution in the Far East, but also in the foothills of Northern Caucasus and in the South of Western Siberia. With sufficient humidification, some areas in the South of European Russia may be suitable for the purpose, too.