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Exotic Bamboos
Golden Bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea)
And other exotic invasive bamboos
(Phyllostachys spp. and Bambusa spp.)
Plant: Bamboos that form infestations, taller than
switchcane, to 25-40 ft (8-12 m) tall, with jointed cane stems with bushy tops
of lanceolate leaves in fan-clusters on grass-like stems, often golden green,
from rhizomes.
Stem: Canes, often used for fishing poles, 1-6 in (2.5-15
cm) in diameter, golden to green to black, jointed and branched from joints,
branches wiry and grass-like, sheaths not persistent, stems hollow between solid
joints, lower shoots and branches with loose papery sheaths that cover ground
when shed.
Leaves: Alternate, long-lanceolate and grass-like with
sheaths encasing stem, often in fan-clusters, blades 3-10 in (7.5-25 cm) long
and 0.5-1.5 in (1.3-4cm) wide, often golden or sometimes green or variegated,
veins parallel, hairless except for large hairs at base of petiole that shed
with age.
Flowers: Flowers very rare, usually not seen.
Seeds: Seeds very rare, usually not seen.
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 Golden Bamboo
July (J. Miller) |
