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Poaceae

Chinese fountain bamboo

Fargesia spathacea Franch.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Fargesia

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Chinese fountain bamboo: Botanical specimen. The University of Helsinki Botanical Garden at Kaisaniemi
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
箭竹, 华桔竹, 拐棍竹, 法氏竹, 龙头竹
English
Chinese fountain bamboo, Common umbrella bamboo, Muriel bamboo, Umbrella bamboo
nan
Chìⁿ-tek, Tsìnn-tik
Welsh
Bambŵ'r-ffynhonnau Tsieineaidd

Synonyms

  • Arundinaria spathacea (Franch.) D.C.McClint.
  • Thamnocalamus spathaceus (Franch.) Soderstr.

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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.