Poaceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Fargesia exposita

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fargesia exposita is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect, woody stems around 3 - 5 metres tall. The stems are around 8 - 25mm in diameter, thick-walled, with internodes around 20 - 23cm 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 food and a source of material for weaving Fargesia exposita is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2014)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (southern Sichuan)

HabitatAt elevations from 2,700 - 2,800 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. ].