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Sasa palmata (broadleaf bamboo)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Sasa palmata is a species of low-growing, shade-tolerant bamboo that is native to Japan. It is known as broadleaf bamboo or broad-leaved bamboo.
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Attributes

Diameter [1]  0.5 inches (1.27 cm)
Height [2]  8.2 feet (2.5 m)
Width [2]  16.4 feet (5 m)
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Structure [2]  Bamboo
Usage [2]  Makes a good hedge or screen, especially when growing in a lightly shaded position; The canes can be used as plant supports; The canes and foliage are used to make hardboard and cardboard;
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1American Bamboo Society Species List
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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