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Sasa kurilensis Chishima zasa Evergreen bamboo (1 Page of 5) The Sasa kurilensis plant species is found in E. Asia - Japan, Korea. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Chishima zasa. Some home gardeners know the variety as Arundinaria kurilensis. Bambusa kurilensis. Pseudosasa kurilensis. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses Latin Name: Sasa kurilensis Common Name: Chishima zasa Family: Gramineae Author: (Rupr.)Mak.&Shib. Known Hazards: None known Mature Height: 4 Mature Width: Habitat: Forms compact clumps in thickets on high mountain slopes, C. and N. Japan[74, 58].
Edible Uses: Young shoots - cooked[177]. They are so popular in Japan that a license is required in order to collect them[183].
Seed - used as a cereal[177]. The seed is only produced at intervals of many years.
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