Poaceae
Chinese edible bamboo
Phyllostachys angusta
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phyllostachys
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 黃古竹, 黄古竹, 石竹
- Czech
- Listoklasec štíhlý
- English
- Chinese edible bamboo, Chinese fish-rod bamboo, Sheath bamboo, Stone bamboo
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.