Poaceae FAMILY

Fargesia wuliangshanensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fargesia wuliangshanensis is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect, woody stems around 3 - 7 metres tall. The stems are around 15 - 25mm in diameter, thick-walled, with internodes around 26 - 30cm 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

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (central Yunnan)

HabitatAt elevations from 3,000 - 3,100 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. ].