Poaceae

Umbrella bamboo

Fargesia murielae (Gamble) T.P.Yi

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Fargesia

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Umbrella bamboo (Fargesia murielae) — LeavesPhoto: wobegoneid6, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 神农箭竹, 小龙竹, 窝竹
Danish: Gul Bambus
English: Umbrella bamboo, Giant-panda fodder-bamboo
German: Muriel-Bambus, Murielbambus
Icelandic: Gulbambus
Polish: Fargezja parasolowata

Synonyms

Arundinaria murielae Gamble
Arundinaria sparsiflora Rendle
Bambusa murielae (Gamble) E.H.Wilson
Fargesia maluo T.P.Yi
Fargesia ostrina T.P.Yi
Fargesia parvifolia T.P.Yi
Fargesia sparsiflora (Rendle) Ohrnb.
Fargesia sparsiflora Ohrnberger
Sinarundinaria murielae (Gamble) Nakai
Sinarundinaria sparsiflora (Rendle) Keng f.
Thamnocalamus murieliae (Gamble) Demoly
Thamnocalamus sparsiflorus (Rendle) Keng f.

Photos

LeavesPhoto: wobegoneid6, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Paul Dubery, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: IKAl, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sten at Danish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vera Buhl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vera Buhl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: IKAl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Svarði2, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.