Poaceae
Meyer's bamboo
Phyllostachys meyeri
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phyllostachys
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 毛环竹, 毛環竹, 黄壳竹
- Czech
- Listoklasec Meyerův
- English
- Meyer's bamboo
Synonyms
- Phyllostachys meyeri f. sphaeroidea T.H.Wen
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.