Phyllostachys aureosulcata, the yellow groove bamboo, is a species of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It is native to the Zhejiang Province of China. It is a running bamboo with a distinctive yellow stripe in the culm groove (or sulcus) that is often grown as an ornamental.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Yellow groove 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.
Easily confused with
- Phyllostachys aurea
- Phyllostachys sulphurea
- Phyllostachys reticulata
- Phyllostachys vivax
- Phyllostachys nuda
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phyllostachys
- Species
- Phyllostachys aureosulcata
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