Species
Himalayacalamus falconeri
Common Name(s)
fountain bamboo
Authority
Himalayacalamus falconeri (Munro) Keng f.
Family
Poaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Grasses
Similar Taxa
Clump-forming, fountain-like; rhizomes not running. Culms initially erect and wand-like, later arching over, 2-2.5 m, glaucous-white when young, becoming medium to deep green. Culm-sheath uniformly green or purplish green; ligule 1-5mm, peberulent; auricles and bristles 0; sheath-blades linear-subulate.
Year Naturalised
1935
Origin
Himalayas''''
This page last updated on 24 Mar 2010