Heavenly bamboo

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Nandina domestica

Heavenly bamboo, a reference photo
Photo: KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Nandina domestica ( nan-DEE-nə) commonly known as nandina, heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina. Despite its name, it is not a true bamboo.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Heavenly bamboo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Berberidaceae
Genus
Nandina
Species
Nandina domestica

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