Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phyllostachys bambusoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllostachys bambusoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phyllostachys bambusoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Phyllostachys bambusoides
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 (Lance, 2004).
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March Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120526_514
May Spartanburg County SC
Culms 3-12cm in diameter and thick-walled, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm120526_517
May Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120526_522
May Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phyllostachys bambusoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllostachys bambusoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phyllostachys bambusoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Phyllostachys bambusoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phyllostachys bambusoides
3479
Grass, Sedge, or Rush; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent or spreading from plantings, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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 (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p029
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p234
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