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Phyllostachys dulcis (sweetshoot bamboo)

Attributes

Diameter [1]  3.2 inches (8.128 cm)
Height [2]  16.4 feet (5 m)
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Structure [2]  Bamboo
Usage [2]  Canes can be used for industrial purposes but are weaker than many other members of this genus;
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
View Plants For A Future Record : Phyllostachys dulcis

Predators

Kuwanaspis howardi (bamboo white scale)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1American Bamboo Society Species List
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0