Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Golden Bamboo from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phyllostachys aurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Phyllostachys aurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-02-001:
Phyllostachys aurea FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phyllostachys aurea
COMMON NAME:
Golden Bamboo, Fishpole Bamboo
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Gill Newberry gn04_phyllostachys
April
Culms green, or yellowish in bright sun or with age, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Gill Newberry gn04_phyllostachys_aurea
April
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Gill Newberry gn04_phylostachys_node
April
Culms usually to 3 or rarely 4cm in diameter, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm120428_859
April Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120428_861
April Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
Nodal junctions mostly straight across, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm120428_864
April Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120428_869
April Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
Internodes at the base dissimilar in length, the lowermost distinctly shorter, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150724_538
July Pickens County SC
Doodle Trail
Leaves 0.25-0.75" wide and 3-10" long, alternate or in fanlike clusters, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm0308h_30
August Greenville County SC
Roadside
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Margaret Cirtain mcc_dec2009_040
December Alcorn County MS
This is the usual large Bamboo cultivated and naturalizing in our area, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phyllostachys aurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Phyllostachys aurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-02-001:
Phyllostachys aurea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phyllostachys aurea
1072
Grass, Sedge, or Rush; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, upland forests and woodlands, riparian forests, stream banks, roadsides, pastures, old fields, persisting and spreading from plantings, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China & Japan
Common in GA (uncommon in NC Mountains, Carolina Piedmont, & Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in SC Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- NC Department of Transportation
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
FRUIT:
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p375
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p080
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p029
- Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina (Smith, 2008) p072
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018) p017
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p03
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p234
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p216
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