Poaceae
Bitter bamboo
Pleioblastus amarus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Pleioblastus
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 苦竹, 伞柄竹, 单穗大节竹, 苦竹叶, 苦竹根, 苦竹沥, 苦竹笋, 苦竹茹
- English
- Bitter bamboo, Common Chinese bamboo
Synonyms
- Arundinaria amara Keng
- Arundinaria varia Keng
- Indocalamus varius (Keng) Keng f.
- Pleioblastus amarus f. huangshanensis C.L.Huang
- Pleioblastus amarus var. amarus
- Pleioblastus amarus var. hangzhouensis S.L.Chen & S.Y.Chen
- Pleioblastus amarus var. pendulifolius S.Y.Chen
- Pleioblastus amarus var. tubatus T.H.Wen
- Pleioblastus brevinodus W.T.Lin & Zhi J.Feng
- Pleioblastus longqishanensis N.X.Zhao & Z.Yu Li
- Pleioblastus subrectangularis T.P.Yi & H.Long
- Pleioblastus varius (Keng) Keng f.
- Pleioblastus yingdeensis W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Chadzidocev, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shi et al., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Pleioblastus
- Dwarf green-leaved pleioblastusPleioblastus variegatusPoaceae
- Pleioblastus viridistriatusPoaceae
- Pleioblastus gramineusPoaceae
- Spotted bitter bambooPleioblastus maculatusPoaceae
- Simon bambooPleioblastus simoniiPoaceae
- Pleioblastus altiligulatusPoaceae
- Mountain bitter bambooPleioblastus argenteostriatusPoaceae
- Pleioblastus hsienchuensisPoaceae
- Pleioblastus incarnatusPoaceae
- Pleioblastus nagashimaPoaceae
- Pleioblastus rugatusPoaceae
- Pleioblastus sanmingensisPoaceae
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.