NameThatPlant.net: Bambusa vulgaris

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Bambusa vulgaris FAMILY Poaceae NEW! Click to go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bambusa vulgaris FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bambusa vulgaris

COMMON NAME:
Common Bamboo

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Bambusa vulgaris FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bambusa vulgaris FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bambusa vulgaris

2095

Grass, Sedge, or Rush; Shrub
Perennial

Non-native: tropical Asia

Habitat: Disturbed areas, spread vegetatively from horticultural use, per Weakley's Flora

NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.

Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)

LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:

FRUIT:

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Manual of the Grasses of the United States p029