Fargesia brevissima
T. P. Yi
Wo zhu
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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A bamboo. The culms are 3-5 m high and 1-3 cm across. The internodes are 10-15 cm long. There are 4-8 branches at each node. There are 2-4 leaves on the end branches. The leaf blade is 5-11 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The shoots are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in western China between 2,000-2,400 m altitude. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
References (2)
- Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 78 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Bamboo Res. 5(4): 128, 1985,
