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*Phyllostachys nigra (Loddiges ex Lindley) Munro. Common name: Black Bamboo. Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent or spreading from plantings. Distribution: Native of China and Japan.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, WV, Duncan & Duncan [ (in prep), Judziewicz et al (2000); = n/a — C, FNA24, Pa, RAB; > Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. henonis (Mitford) Makino — WV. Basionym: Bambusa nigra Lodd. ex Lindl. 1835

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU

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