Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Golden Bamboo from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-02-001:
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phyllostachys aurea
COMMON NAME:
Golden Bamboo, Fishpole Bamboo
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Gill Newberry gn04_phyllostachys
April
Culms green, or yellowish in bright sun or with age, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Gill Newberry gn04_phyllostachys_aurea
April
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Gill Newberry gn04_phylostachys_node
April
Culms usually to 3 or rarely 4cm in diameter, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm120428_859
April Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
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April Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
Nodal junctions mostly straight across, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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April Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120428_869
April Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
Internodes at the base dissimilar in length, the lowermost distinctly shorter, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150724_538
July Pickens County SC
Doodle Trail
Leaves 0.25-0.75" wide and 3-10" long, alternate or in fanlike clusters, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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JK Marlow jkm0308h_30
August Greenville County SC
Roadside
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Margaret Cirtain mcc_dec2009_040
December Alcorn County MS
This is the usual large Bamboo cultivated and naturalizing in our area, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-02-001:
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phyllostachys aurea
1072
Grass, Sedge, or Rush; Tree
Perennial
Non-native: China & Japan
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in GA, uncommon in Carolina Piedmont & Coastal Plain, rare Carolina Mtns
Look for it in suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- NC Department of Transportation
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
FRUIT:
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p375
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests p080
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p029
- Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina p072
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US p017
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p03
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p234
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p216