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Bamboos are a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Some of its members are giants, forming by far the largest members of the grass family.
There are 91 genera and about 1,000 species of bamboo. They are found in diverse climates, from cold mountains to hot tropical regions. They occur from Northeast Asia (at 50°N latitude in Sakhalin), south throughout East Asia west to the Himalaya, and south to northern Australia. They also occur in sub-Saharan Africa, and in the Americas from the southeast of the USA south to Chile, there reaching their furthest south anywhere, at 47°S latitude. Major areas with no native bamboos include Europe, north Africa, western Asia, northern North America, most of Australia, and Antarctica.
Biology
The stems, or 'culms', can range in height from a few centimetres to 40 metres, with stem diameters ranging from 1 mm to 30 cm. The stems are jointed, with regular nodes; each node bears one side bud (three in Chusquea). These buds do not necessarily develop (especially in lower portions of the culm of tall bamboos) but are present. Buds that do develop ramify quickly with very short basal internodes into a cluster of several shoots, which usually develop into branches and occasionally into adventitious rhizomes. Branchlets form from the branches, and leaves grow off the branchlets. They are thus, unlike most other grasses, extensively branched; in large-growing species a single stem may carry many thousands of branchlets. More on [ Bamboo ]
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Bamboo - Photo gallery from Duke University offers pictures of volohosy bamboo in stages of flowering.
Bamboo - Advice on removal and eradication from Texas A M University.
Bamboo - Susan Lumpkin describes the relationship between bamboo and people and animals. Features a brief description of flowering.
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Bamboo Central - A site for the Texas chapter of the American Bamboo Society. Information about membership, meetings, and events.
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Bamboo Source - Information about bamboo, including photo gallery, links to public gardens and bamboo societies, and uses for bamboo.
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Bamboo Varieties for Texas - Austin biologist provides information on cold-hardy bamboos suitable for growing in Texas, with links to photos and other resources.
Bamboo World - Bamboo nursery in Tuckombil
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Bamboo: An Alternative Movement - Sara Nakasone describes how bamboo is being used as an alternative resource to other types of wood. Find a discussion about the structural engineering issues involved in building larger bamboo structures.
Bamboo: Remarkable Giant Grasses - Features information about bamboo and related species as economic resources. Discover information on how the species is used for construction, photos and references cited.
BambooWeb - Bamboo information and pictures. Includes the interactive version of the ABS Species Source List.
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Bamboozled - Article describes some of the economic and cultural significance of bamboo.
Colorado State University Extension: Ornamental Grasses - Nice article describing the culture of ornamental grasses and their use in garden design, including summary information on many species and cultivars.
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Favorite Bamboos - Photo gallery features descriptions of various species.
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Gardenweb: Bamboo Forum - For the discussion of bamboo, particularly its cultivation and propagation.
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Gardenweb: Ornamental Grasses Forum - For the discussion of ornamental grasses, as well as sedges and rushes and other grass-like plants.
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Grasses and Sedges in Our Garden - Provides links to the various grass-like plants growing in this Canadian garden, with photos, personal experience, and a rating for each of the plants.
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Growing Bamboo in Alabama - Provides an economic history of the use of the plant as a crop in the state. Includes a discussion of soils, climate, propagation and culture.
Growing Bamboo in the Landscape - Will Roberds describes the cultural requirements and propagation techniques used for the species. Features descriptions of Japanese timber and moso bamboos.
Halfside Bamboo Information Site - Commercial bamboo grower shares descriptions, uses, growing information and pictures of varieties growing in his garden.
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Hort on the Internet: Ornamental Grasses - A page full of links to various state extension resources, covering both overview information and specific grass species. From North Carolina State University.
Maas Nursery: Bamboo - Houston nursery does not offer online shopping, but this bamboo information page presents a useful overview of bamboo care and descriptions of many species and varieties.
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Mexican Bamboo - The University of Minnesota Extension Service offers eradication advice for this invasive species.
Noble Foundation: Grasses and Grasslike Plants - Features a database with images and summary information for native grasses, indexed by common name, botanical name, and tribe.
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Oregon State University Extension: Bamboo Spider Mite - Offers PDF documents explaining the pest, commonly encountered in ornamental bamboo, and suggesting chemical and biological controls.
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WSU Extension Bamboo Research - Describes agricultural research being conducted by Washington State University. Find photos, related links, information on bamboo shoots and recipes.
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