Colombian giant thorny

Guadua angustifolia also known as the Colombian timber bamboo and Colombian giant thorny, is a species of clumping bamboo in the grass family Poaceae. It is found from Central to South America. It has a long flowering cycle, estimated to be between 30 and 35 years.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Colombian giant thorny 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

• Bambusa oldhamii
• Dendrocalamus giganteus
• Bambusa vulgaris
• Guadua chacoensis
• Dendrocalamus asper
• Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Guadua

Species

Guadua angustifolia

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