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Common Name |
Max Ht
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Min Temp
F |
Sun
5=full
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Description |
Synonym |
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| Clumper/Runner |
| Acidosasa | A genus of bamboos native to south coastal China; shoots are sour. |
Acidosasa
edulis |
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40.00 |
2.00 |
U |
5 |
Culms green, glabrous. Sheath turns from green to brown. Shoots said to be delicious. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
| Bambusa | Genus of tropical and subtropical clumping bamboos, usually giant, with numerous branches at a node, one or three much larger than the rest. New shoots appear in late summer or fall in their native areas. |
Bambusa
balcooa |
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60.00 |
6.00 |
25 |
5 |
From India. Tangled clumps make harvest difficult. Strong, used for construction, crafts, shoots. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
beecheyana |
BEECHEY BAMBOO |
50.00 |
5.00 |
21 |
5 |
Culms with short internodes generally arch strongly and are covered with white powder when young. Big thick-walled culms; edible shoots in much demand. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
beecheyana var pubescens |
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50.00 |
5.00 |
21 |
5 |
More erect, thicker nodal hair, branching lower, no virus
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
blumeana |
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60.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
A tall thorny bamboo from India and Indonesia where used for building material, baskets and edible shoots. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
boniopsis |
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15.00 |
1.00 |
28 |
5 |
A small green bamboo from Hainan; a recent import. Narrow leaves. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
burmanica |
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50.00 |
4.00 |
32 |
5 |
Strong, nearly solid culms. Leaves up to 12 by 2 inches. Dense clumps, shrubby, lower branches spiny. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
chungii |
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33.00 |
2.50 |
21 |
5 |
Culms covered with white powder. Thin walled. Used in papermaking, weaving. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
chungii var. barbelatta |
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22.00 |
1.50 |
21 |
5 |
Grows to about 3/4 the size, with lighter ring of hair around new culm nodes and looser culm sheath blade. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
cornigera |
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35.00 |
3.00 |
U |
U |
Culms zigzag, and internodes are slightly curved. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
dissimulator |
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50.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
A giant tropical, produces many thick walled, arching or erect, tough culms with long branches. |
Bambusa dissemulator |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
dissimulator 'Albinodia' |
|
50.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
Similar to the species, but with pronounced white rings above and below the nodes. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
distegia |
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30.00 |
4.00 |
25 |
5 |
A bamboo from Sichuan, China that has green internodes with a slightly bending top but not drooping. It is said to tolerate light frosts. Description from www.bambooplantation.com |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
emeiensis 'Chrysotrichus' |
|
35.00 |
2.50 |
24 |
U |
B. emeiensis was known as Neosinocalamus affinis. When moved to Bambusa it needed a new name to avoid confusion with Bambusa affinis, a different species. 'Chrysotrichus' has light yellow culms with dark green lines. |
Neosinocalamus affinis |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
eutuldoides |
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45.00 |
2.00 |
21 |
5 |
Straight, erect, thick-walled culms; some with fine white stripes. Grown in Hong Kong area. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
eutuldoides 'Viridivittata' |
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25.00 |
1.00 |
21 |
5 |
Yellow culms with varying dark green stripes. New shoots have pink and peach tones. Low branching. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
gibba |
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25.00 |
2.00 |
32 |
5 |
Side branches often have soft spines. It is used as a fence; oil is extracted from the culms. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
intermedia |
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40.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
Dark green with purple stripes. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
lako |
TIMOR BLACK |
50.00 |
3.50 |
28 |
5 |
Shiny culms green through brown to purple-black with some bold green or pale yellow stripes. Erect culm sheath blades on nearly hairless shoots. Flowers in US prove it to be Bambusa. From Timor. |
Gigantochloa atroviolacea 'Timor Black' |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
longispiculata |
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50.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
Culm green, with light green stripes near the base and rings at nodes. Open clumps, straight culms, thin walls, long internodes. Many plants sold under this name may have been Bambusa tulda ‘Striata’. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex |
HEDGE BAMBOO |
25.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Each node bears a large number of branches down to the culm base, making a dense hedge. Hardiest of the Bambusa. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' |
|
25.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Similar to the species, but the culms and branches are bright yellow with irregular longitudinal narrow dark green stripes. New shoots and culms are often reddish. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Fernleaf Stripestem' |
FERNLEAF STRIPESTEM |
12.00 |
0.50 |
18 |
5 |
Similar to ‘Fernleaf’ except that the culms are reddish or yellowish and striped with green. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Fernleaf' |
FERNLEAF BAMBOO |
20.00 |
0.50 |
18 |
5 |
Usually small in size with 10 to 20 closely spaced, two ranked leaves. Often culms come up that have reverted to the larger leaves. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Riviereorum' |
CHINESE GODDESS |
6.00 |
0.30 |
18 |
5 |
Has solid culms and tiny leaves; similar to 'Fernleaf' but smaller, more delicate looking. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Silverstripe' |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Many leaves have white stripes and some culms are also striped with white. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
oldhamii |
GIANT TIMBER |
55.00 |
4.00 |
21 |
5 |
The most common giant tropical bamboo grown in the U.S. Culms straight and erect with relatively short branches. Leaves are rather wide. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
pachinensis |
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33.00 |
2.40 |
25 |
5 |
Medium size with yellowish culms, it resembles B. textilis. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
pervariabilis |
|
33.00 |
2.40 |
32 |
5 |
Erect, thick walled. Lower internodes have branches and yellow stripes on culm and sheaths. Used to make farm tools, punting poles in China. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
rigida |
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40.00 |
2.30 |
32 |
5 |
Erect. Internodes long. Sheaths persistent. Many branches at nodes. Leaves oblong, 3-9”, dark green. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
sinospinosa |
CHINESE THORNY |
70.00 |
5.00 |
20 |
5 |
A thorny bamboo with rather small leaves, and interlaced low thorny branches, impenetrable hedge. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis |
WEAVER'S BAMBOO |
40.00 |
2.00 |
18 |
5 |
Tight clumps. An extremely handsome plant that arches gracefully. The thin-walled culms are used for weaving. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis var. gracilis |
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30.00 |
1.30 |
18 |
5 |
Culm more slender than the typical B. textilis, nodding top, graceful foliage. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
tulda |
|
70.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
The large, straight, thick walled culms make this one of the most useful tropical bamboos. Frequently solid near the base. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
tuldoides |
PUNTING POLE |
55.00 |
2.30 |
21 |
5 |
Somewhat similar to B. tulda but not as large and more hardy. It produces a large number of thick walled culms growing in a tight clump. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
variostriata |
|
35.00 |
3.00 |
28 |
5 |
New shoots covered with bloom, culm has white stripes, useful and edible. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
ventricosa |
BUDDHA'S BELLY |
55.00 |
2.30 |
21 |
5 |
It becomes a dwarf with swollen internodes when grown in pots under dry conditions. In the ground it reverts to a giant with zigzag culms and branches. |
Bambusa tuldoides 'ventricosa' |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
ventricosa 'Kimmei' |
|
55.00 |
2.30 |
21 |
5 |
As the species, but with yellow culms striped with green. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
vulgaris |
COMMON BAMBOO |
50.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
Common throughout the tropical world. Open clump, culms spaced a foot or two apart. Culm cuttings root very easily. Used for banana props. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
vulgaris 'Vittata' |
PAINTED BAMBOO |
50.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
Similar to the species, golden yellow culms with green vertical stripes that look like drip marks. A very popular ornamental. Potted culm cuttings do not always survive. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Bashania | Genus of medium size Chinese running bamboos. |
Bashania
fargesii |
|
20.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
4 |
Native to the mountains of China. Leaves up to a foot long. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
| Borinda | Clump-forming mountain bamboos from Bhutan, Tibet, Yunnan, & Sichuan, with different flowers to Fargesia and shorter rhizomes than Yushania. Culms usually blue at first, usually with very fine grooves.. |
Borinda
albocerea |
|
20.00 |
1.00 |
15 |
3 |
4 clones introduced, Yunnan 1/95; 2/95; 3a/95; 3b/95. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
contracta |
|
15.00 |
0.80 |
15 |
3 |
From Yunnan. Bushy with many culms. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
fungosa |
|
20.00 |
1.00 |
20 |
3 |
Yunnan, from 6,000 to 9,000 feet. Shoots sweet, culms used for weaving. |
Fargesia fungosa |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
papyrifera |
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25.00 |
2.00 |
15 |
3 |
New culms are powdery blue-white aging to yellow, with prominent fine vertical grooves. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Cephalostachyum | Tall, shrubby or climbing bamboos with generally slender, stiff and thin-walled culms. From India, China, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia. |
Cephalostachyum
pergracile |
|
30.00 |
2.00 |
32 |
5 |
Culms are straight and erect, covered with white bristly hairs. Used as a flavor-adding vessel for cooking rice. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Cephalostachyum
virgatum |
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50.00 |
4.00 |
U |
5 |
Thin walled, drooping. Manifold branching. Some plants introduced may actually be a B. multiplex. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Chimonobambusa | A group of medium-sized clumping bamboos from Yunnan, China with culms bearing thorny basal nodes. Similar to Chimonobambusa but clumping and less hardy, from 1400 to only only 2000 meters in subtropical mountainous regions. Shoots are very good eating an |
Chimonobambusa
quadrangularis |
SQUARE BAMBOO |
25.00 |
1.50 |
15 |
4 |
Prominent nodes. Culms are square in cross section with rounded corners, especially on large mature plants. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Chimonobambusa
szechuanensis |
|
19.00 |
1.00 |
10 |
4 |
Round culms, sheaths and leaves all with tendency to strong red-purple coloration. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Chimonobambusa
tumidissinoda |
Walking stick |
20.00 |
1.30 |
10 |
4 |
A rare Chinese bamboo noted for its inflated culm nodes. Used for walking sticks in Sichuan, and highly prized for dried shoots. |
Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda |
Sources |
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| Runner |
| Chimonocalamus | A group of medium-sized clumping bamboos from Yunnan, China with culms bearing thorny basal nodes. Similar to Chimonobambusa but clumping and less hardy, from 1400 to only only 2000 meters in subtropical mountainous regions. Shoots are very good eating. |
Chimonocalamus
pallens |
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26.00 |
1.20 |
U |
5 |
Erect culms, woody with root thorns at internode. Culm sheaths have green and purple striping. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Dendrocalamus | Giant tropical clumping bamboos similar to Bambusa, often with bigger branches and leaves, and hairier culms. |
Dendrocalamus
yunnanicus |
|
80.00 |
7.00 |
U |
5 |
From southeast Yunnan and from Vietnam. Pale green. Used for shoots, construction, pipes, rafts. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Dinochloa | High-climbing clumping bamboos native from Burma to the Philippines, with solid culms that twine around trees and other plants for support. Large fleshy fruits, from the size of a pea to a golf ball. |
Dinochloa
scandens |
|
30.00 |
0.50 |
28 |
3 |
Has black culms, usually solid, and large ovate leaves. Plants in the U.S. may be D. malayana. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Fargesia | Clumping bamboos from the alpine conifer forests of west and southwest China. Medium to small and all very cold hardy, but not tolerant of very high summer temperatures. Flowers like toothbrushes. Culms smooth. |
Fargesia
murieliae |
UMBRELLA BAMBOO |
15.00 |
0.50 |
-15 |
2 |
Similar to F. nitida but with green culms. May be the hardiest bamboo in the U.S. Grows at above 10,000 feet in China, important panda food. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Gigantochloa | Giant, tropical, clumping bamboos similar to Bambusa. G. atroviolacea, G. atter, G. robusta, and G. pseudoarundinacea were formerly all considered to be forms of G. verticillata. Rarely flower or come true from seed, and may be "natural hybrids." |
Gigantochloa
apus |
BAMBU TALI |
65.00 |
4.00 |
27 |
5 |
Common in Java, not found anywhere in the wild. Used for many purposes. It has large leaves, up to 15 inches long and 21/2 inches wide. Young culms are hairy. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Gigantochloa
levis |
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45.00 |
5.00 |
28 |
5 |
Young culm densely covered with brown or white tomentum, turning whitish gray when full grown. Edible shoots. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Indocalamus | Small, running bamboos from China with large, broad leaves; similar to Sasa but with non-prominent culm nodes. |
Indocalamus
latifolius |
|
10.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
3 |
Similar to I. tessellatus, leaves about a foot long. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Indocalamus
longiauritus |
|
5.00 |
0.30 |
-5 |
4 |
Culms hairy below the nodes; prominent auricles and oral setae. |
|
Sources |
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| Runner |
| Indosasa | A group of mid-size running bamboos from southern China and Vietnam. |
Indosasa
gigantea |
|
50.00 |
4.00 |
U |
U |
From south China. |
Acidosasa gigantea |
Sources |
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| Runner |
| Melocalamus | A small group of scrambling bamboos with persistent culm sheaths and large leaves. |
Melocalamus
arrectus |
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U |
U |
U |
U |
From Yunnan. Used in weaving. Fruit edible. Red blush on largish leaves. |
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Sources |
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| Melocanna | A genus native to India and Burma, with 3 species, only one of which is in the United States. Open clumpers with long-necked rhizomes. |
Melocanna
baccifera |
|
60.00 |
3.00 |
32 |
5 |
Thin walled, erect. Fruits, the size of a pear, sometimes sprout on the plant. Shoots & fruit edible. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Phyllostachys | Medium to giant runners which have a distinct groove above pairs of unequal branches at mid-culm nodes. They shoot in spring. |
Phyllostachys
aurea |
GOLDEN, FISHPOLE BAMBOO |
27.00 |
1.80 |
5 |
5 |
The most commonly cultivated bamboo in the U.S., easily identified by one to several short internodes at the base of some of its culms. It is most invasive in areas with warm summers. Culm may grow to 3 inches diameter in favorable conditions. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
aureosulcata |
Yellow Groove |
45.00 |
2.20 |
-5 |
5 |
The culms are more slender and delicate than golden bamboo; young culms are green with a yellow groove. Culm internodes distinctly rough to the touch when young, and an occasional culm has a zigzag kink. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
aurita |
Hair-ring water bamboo |
20.00 |
1.00 |
U |
U |
Strong culms with hairy shoots.
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
bambusoides |
GIANT JAPANESE TIMBER, MADAKE |
72.00 |
6.00 |
5 |
5 |
The most utilized bamboo in Japan where it is valued for its large straight thick-walled culms. Flowered extensively in the 1970’s and many plants died. Most plants have regained their vegetative vigor. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
bissetii |
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40.00 |
2.00 |
-10 |
5 |
A vigorously growing species whose culms are somewhat darker green than 'golden bamboo'. It is one of the first species of the genus to shoot in the spring. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
dulcis |
Sweetshoot bamboo |
40.00 |
3.20 |
0 |
5 |
Arching culms. Named because its shoots are particularly free of any acrid taste. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
edulis |
MOSO |
75.00 |
7.00 |
5 |
5 |
Largest of the hardy bamboos. Young culms are covered with a velvety coat of soft hairs. The most used bamboo in China, used for food , timber, paper, plywood, and flooring. |
Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens |
Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
elegans |
|
32.00 |
2.30 |
5 |
5 |
The species is highly regarded for its shoots. In spring it is one of the first species of the genus to shoot. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
flexuosa |
|
31.00 |
2.80 |
0 |
5 |
Named because some of the culms show a distinct zigzag pattern. One form is hardy to -8 ? F. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
glauca |
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34.00 |
2.00 |
0 |
5 |
Named for blue-white powder that completely covers young culms. In China, grows as large as P. bambusoides. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
kwangsiensis |
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U |
U |
U |
5 |
Resembles P. edulis (Moso) with hairy young culms. It is said to grow better in areas with cool summers. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
makinoi |
|
60.00 |
3.00 |
0 |
5 |
Whitish green culms are covered with a bluish powder. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
mannii 'Decora' |
|
30.00 |
1.80 |
-5 |
5 |
From the Yangtze valley and adjacent areas of China. In China, it is called the Beautiful Bamboo. One of the best performers under stress of desert heat, cold, and drought in Nevada. Now considered to be conspecific with P. mannii 'mannii'. |
Phyllostachys decora |
Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
mannii 'Mannii' |
MANNII |
25.00 |
2.00 |
0 |
5 |
First identified in northern India, but extends in range to southern China. Shoots in April; slightly astringent. Culms tough, durable, easy to split. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
nigra |
Black bamboo |
30.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
Culms turn jet black after the first 6 months to one year. Popular because of its graceful habit and the sharp accent of its culm color. Said to grow larger in northern climates. It is not clear whether there is significant difference between some of the cultivars |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
nuda |
|
34.00 |
1.80 |
-10 |
5 |
Reputed to be the hardiest species of the genus. New culms are dark green and powdery. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
vivax |
Vivax |
70.00 |
5.00 |
5 |
5 |
Resembles P. bambusoides except that the culms have thinner walls and a white powdery band beneath each node at sheath-fall. Gray-green when mature. |
|
Sources |
|
| Runner |
| Pleioblastus | Genus of small and medium size running bamboos with persistent culm leaves. Most are native to Japan, were formerly classified in Arundinaria. |
Pleioblastus
chino |
|
10.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
4 |
A medium size bamboo native to Japan. |
|
Sources |
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| Runner |
Pleioblastus
fortunei |
Dwarf Whitestripe |
4.00 |
0.20 |
10 |
3 |
Dwarf variegated bamboo. Leaves keep their white stripes through the year, softly hairy on the lower surface. Aka P. variegatus. |
Pleioblastus variegatus |
Sources |
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| Runner |
Pleioblastus
gramineus |
|
12.00 |
0.50 |
5 |
4 |
The long rather narrow leaves are grass-like in appearance. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Pleioblastus
hindsii |
|
15.00 |
1.00 |
0 |
4 |
Similar to P. gramineus, but with wider, more erect leaves. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Pleioblastus
humilis |
|
7.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
3 |
An attractive dwarf with dark green leaves. An aggressive runner good for erosion control. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
| Pseudosasa | Small to medium size running bamboos which usually have only one branch at a node. |
Pseudosasa
amabilis |
TONKIN CANE, TEA STICK |
50.00 |
2.50 |
15 |
5 |
The culms are straight, thick walled, non-prominent nodes, valued for its wood. Used for split bamboo fishing poles, decorative wood trim. Native to a very small area of China. |
Arundinaria amabilis |
Sources |
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| Runner |
Pseudosasa
japonica |
Arrow Bamboo |
18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
3 |
Erect culms with large broad leaves, up to a foot long by 1.5 inches wide. Less invasive than most other runners. It does well in tubs and pots. The culms were used in ancient japan to make arrows. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
| Shibataea | A genus with very dense, short, zig-zagged angular culms with 3-5 branches per node, often clipped into balls. |
Shibataea
chinensis |
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2.00 |
0.10 |
-5 |
3 |
Similar but smaller than S. kumasaca, it may also be hardier. Shows less leaf burn under alkaline conditions. |
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Shibataea
nanpingensis |
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5.50 |
0.20 |
U |
U |
Culm sheaths pale green, densely deciduously white pubescent especially toward base.
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| Sinobambusa | Running bamboos similar to Semiarundinaria except that the culm leaves promptly fall off. |
Sinobambusa
tootsik |
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30.00 |
1.50 |
10 |
4 |
A vigorous growing runner with straight, erect culms. |
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