Poaceae FAMILY

Yushania straminea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Yushania straminea is an evergreen bamboo, spreading by rhizomes to form a wide cluster of erect, woody stems around 2 - 4 metres tall. The stems are around 6 - 10mm in diameter and with internodes 18 - 29cm long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of material for weaving baskets etc.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (northeast Yunnan)

HabitatAt elevations from 2,300 - 2,600 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].