black bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro
Phyllostachys nigra, Black bamboo
- Appearance
- Phyllostachys nigra is a large perennial woody grass that can reach from 20 to 35 ft. (6.1-10.7 m) in height. Stems may be smooth to ribbed and glabrous. There may be a dense fringe of purplish to brown hairs just above the node with nodal ridges moderately prominent. Sheath scars may be as prominent as the nodal ridges.
- Foliage
- Culms start out green but gradually turn a purplish black color at maturity. Leaves are dark green, alternate, 2.4 to 4.7 in. (6-12 cm) long, oblong or lanceolate in shape, and entire margins with a mostly hairless and narrow sheath.
- Flowers
- Flowers and fruit are very rarely produced.
- Fruit
- This plant mainly reproduces from rhizomes (underground stems).
- Ecological Threat
- Phyllostachys nigra spreads from deliberately planted gardens into nearby bushlands. It is native to southern China.
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