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Arundinaria alabamensis
Also called Brittle Cane, Tallapoosa Cane
Alabama cane is a small native bamboo, 3 to 8 ft tall, found mainly in the east-central Piedmont of Alabama, USA. It grows in oak-hickory woods and along seepages and streams, so give it moist, well-drained soil in partial shade.
Arundinaria alabamensis is bamboo species commonly known as Tallapoosa cane. The plant species is endemic to Alabama and is primarily found in the east-central part of the State, mainly the Piedmont Upland physiographic province. Currently, A. alabamensis is the 4th species of native bamboo in the USA.
Arundinaria alabamensis can mainly be found in oak-hickory forests and woodlands. The species can also grow along hillside seepages, less typically in more mesic sites, seeps, and sometimes along perennial streams with sandy and loamy soil.
Hill cane · Giant cane · Limber Cane · Cane
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arundinaria alabamensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
