Poaceae FAMILY

Arundinaria gigantea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Arundinaria gigantea is an evergreen bamboo with elongated rhizomes forming loose clumps of erect canes 200 - 500cm tall, exceptionally to 800cm in areas with warm winters. The thin-walled canes are 20 - 75mm in diameter. The plant can spread quickly to form large, virtually monocultural colonies. Plants can be deciduous in the colder, northern part of its range[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. , 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It has a valuable role to play in stabilizing soils, especially along rivers, and in mitigating the effects of flood waters. It is sometimes grow in gardens, where it can be used as a hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSoutheastern N. America - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Oklahoma to North Carolina, Florida and Texas

HabitatForms dense thickets along riverbanks, in swamps and low woods[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. Found on all types of soil; at elevations from sea level to 600 metres[ 195 Title The Book of Bamboo Publication Author Farrelly. D. Publisher Sierra Club. Year 1984 ISBN 0-87156-825-X Description Very readable, giving lots of information on the uses of bamboos, both temperate and tropical. ].