Poaceae
Giant cane
Arundinaria gigantea
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Arundinaria
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- قصب عملاق
- Catalan
- Giant cane, River cane, Switch cane
- Chinese
- 北美箭竹
- Czech
- Rákosovec obrovský
- English
- Giant cane, River cane, Giant river cane
Synonyms
- Arundinaria bambusina (Fisch.) Trin.
- Arundinaria gigantea subsp. gigantea
- Arundinaria gigantea subsp. macrosperma (Michx.) McClure
- Arundinaria gigantea var. gigantea
- Arundinaria macrosperma Michx.
- Arundinaria macrosperma var. arborescens Munro
- Arundo gigantea Walter
- Bambusa hermannii E.G.Camus
- Ludolfia macrosperma (Michx.) Willd.
- Miegia arundinacea Torr. ex Munro
- Miegia arundinaria Raf.
- Miegia gigantea (Walter) Nutt.
- Miegia macrosperma (Michx.) Pers.
- Nastus macrospermus (Michx.) Raspail
- Triglossum bambusinum Fisch.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: doug.deneve, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jason Shaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jason Shaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.