Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Phyllostachys bambusoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllostachys bambusoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phyllostachys bambusoides
COMMON NAME:
Giant Timber Bamboo, Japanese Timber Bamboo
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March Spartanburg County SC
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March Spartanburg County SC
Largest culms to 15cm in diameter and 25m tall. Nodal junctions oblique, per Weakley's Flora.
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March Spartanburg County SC
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March Spartanburg County SC
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March Spartanburg County SC
Leaf sheaths with 2 tufts of bristles on auricles, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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March Spartanburg County SC
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May Spartanburg County SC
Culms 3-12cm in diameter and thick-walled, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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May Spartanburg County SC
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May Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Phyllostachys bambusoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllostachys bambusoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phyllostachys bambusoides
3479
Grass, Sedge, or Rush; Tree
Perennial
Non-native: China
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent or spreading from plantings, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
FRUIT:
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p029
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p234