Golden Bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
-27.4749, 152.978
Field Notes
Description:
100 year old bamboo grove. Golden Bamboo (aka Buddha’s Belly Bamboo) is an open-clump type bamboo species, and a member of the Poaceae family of plants. Among bamboo species, it is one of the largest and most easily recognized.
Habitat:
These specimens were spotted in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens, Mt. Coot-Tha.
Notes:
This clumping bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris, was planted prior to the development of the gardens (which opened in 1970). The grove is unique as it is over 100 years old and has not yet flowered. This bamboo is considered precious as when the bamboo flowers it also dies. The cycle will then recommence with the replanting of the bamboo grove.
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