Arrow Bamboo - Pseudosasa japonica
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Species Description
Widespread and scattered throughout the UK. Widely grown in gardens and often escapes or thrown out.
Stace 4:
Pseudosasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai (Arundinaria japonica Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) - Arrow Bamboo.
Stems 2.5-5m, 1-2cm thick; leaves 15-30 x 2-4cm; (2n=48). Neophyte-naturalised; frequent throughout most of British Isles, easily the commonest grown and naturalised bamboo, still sometimes flowers; Japan and Korea.