Arundinaria gigantea Cane reed (Gramineae) Evergreen bamboo

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Arundinaria gigantea
Cane reed
Evergreen bamboo
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The Arundinaria gigantea plant species is found in Southeastern N. America - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Oklahoma to North Carolina, Florida and Texas. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Cane reed. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. macrosperma. Arundo gigantea. Bambusa newmanii.

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Latin Name:  Arundinaria gigantea
Common Name:  Cane reed
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  (Walt.)Chapm.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  9   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Forms dense thickets along riverbanks, in swamps and low woods[43, 235]. Found on all types of soil from sea level to 600 metres[195].

Edible Uses: Young shoots - cooked[11, 22, 46, 105, 183]. Used as a pot-herb[236]. Seed - cooked[46, 61, 161]. It can be used as a wheat substitute[2, 105], for which it is not much inferior[213], but it is rather small and difficult to collect in quantity[159]. The plants only flower at irregular intervals of several years.

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