Fargesia grossa

Botanical Description

Fargesia grossa is a clump-forming, evergreen bamboo that can grow 5 - 12 metres tall; the erect, woody culms are 20 - 45mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes 25 - 50cm 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 spreads slowly by means of short rhizomes, eventually forming quite a large, dense clump. The canes form a very important minor forestry product in Bhutanm where they are widely harvested throughout the plant's range range[ 267 Title Bamboos of Bhutan Publication Author Stapleton. C. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Year 1994 ISBN 0-947643-67-2 Description Excellent little booklet about the bamboos growing wild and cultivated for food, raw materials etc in Bhutan. Very good guide to identification. ]. Fargesia grossa has a small range and is only present in two ecoregions, there are only a few records of specimens and it has a vulnerable lifecycle which presents delicate seedlings to exposure and grazing. However it also occurs in protected areas and intact ecoregions with little human impact, it is included in sustainable projects, is grown in western horticulture and has an exceptionally fast rate of growth. The plant is currently classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].