Poaceae

Broadleaf bamboo

Sasa palmata (Burb.) E.G.Camus

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sasa

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 大叶苦竹
English: Broadleaf bamboo, Palmate bamboo
Japanese: タンナザサ
Korean: 제주조릿대
Welsh: Bambŵ llydanddail

Synonyms

Arundinaria palmata (Burb.) Bean
Arundinaria palmata f. nebulosa Makino
Arundinaria paniculata f. chimakisasa Nakai
Arundinaria paniculata f. nebulosa Makino
Bambusa ontakensis (Franch. & Sav.) Makino
Bambusa palmata hort.
Bambusa palmata Burb.
Bambusa palmata f. nebulosa (Makino) Makino
Bambusa paniculata f. nebulosa J.Houz.
Bambusa senanensis var. ontakensis Franch. & Sav.
Pseudosasa kurilensis var. nebulosa (Makino) Makino
Sasa amplissima Koidz.
Sasa austrokurilensis Koidz.
Sasa basihirsuta Koidz.
Sasa brachyphylla Nakai
Sasa cernua f. nebulosa (Makino) Tatew.
Sasa cernua var. nebulosa (Makino) Koidz.
Sasa chimakisasa Koidz.
Sasa chimakisasa var. yosaensis Koidz.
Sasa chokaiensis Makino ex Koidz.
Sasa consentanea Koidz.
Sasa dewaensis Koidz.
Sasa effusa Koidz.
Sasa epitrichoides Koidz.
Sasa gracillima f. linearifolia (Koidz.) Sad.Suzuki
Sasa granditectoria Koidz.
Sasa inequilateralis Koidz.
Sasa inequilateralis var. villosa Koidz.
Sasa koshinaiana Koidz.
Sasa koshinaiana var. lasionodosa Koidz.
Sasa kurilensis var. nebulosa (Makino) Makino
Sasa latitectoria Koidz.
Sasa linearifolia Koidz.
Sasa lingulata Koidz.
Sasa macrophylla Koidz.
Sasa maruyamana Koidz.
Sasa muratana Koidz.
Sasa nakasiretokensis Koidz.
Sasa nebulosa (Makino) Koidz.
Sasa nebulosa (Makino) Ohwi

and 39 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jack Hamill, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: jamie-aa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabrice Rubio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Henry Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leonora, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Press, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laurent RUPP, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.