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Sweetshoot bamboo

Phyllostachys dulcis

Sweetshoot bamboo
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
China (Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang)
Climate
temperate

About

Phyllostachys dulcis is a species of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It is native to Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang provinces of China. This species is cultivated for its edible shoots.

Other Phyllostachys plants

Stone Bamboo · Phyllostachys arcana · Incense Bamboo · Golden bamboo · Yellow grove bamboo · Bamboo · Bamboo · Tortoise shell bamboo · Phyllostachys fimbriligula · Phyllostachys glauca · Fishscale bamboo · Cock Bamboo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllostachys dulcis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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