Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pseudosasa japonica
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Arrow Bamboo differs from the genus Phyllostachys in having round or slightly flattened stem internodes (vs. having a distinct groove lengthwise). To learn how it differs from native Arundinaria species, visit Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
This species has the potential to become invasive; it is likely already much more common in the Southeast than the map indicates, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pseudosasa japonica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pseudosasa japonica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Pseudosasa japonica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pseudosasa japonica
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Sasa japonica
COMMON NAME:
Arrow Bamboo
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Margaret Cirtain mcc_dec2009_021
December Shelby County TN
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pseudosasa japonica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pseudosasa japonica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pseudosasa japonica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Pseudosasa japonica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pseudosasa japonica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Sasa japonica
1166
Grass, Sedge, or Rush; Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent or spreading from plantings, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Japan
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p029
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p03
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p257
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