Bambusa

Bambusa vulgaris Schrad ex. J.C. Wendl

Common Bamboo

Natural range: Old World

Habitat:  Disturbed sites.

Florida status:  Escaped from cultivation.

Recognition:  Readily recognized by its woody culm and nodes. Cultivars such as 'Wamin' and 'Vittata' are commonly used in landscaping.

Note:  Flowering is infrequent and may go many years without producing spikelets.