Poaceae
Climbing bamboo
Chusquea abietifolia
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Chusquea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Climbing bamboo
Synonyms
- Arundinaria microclada Pilg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid, Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos

Photo: Dairon Cuevas Riveras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.