Review a bamboo species list with pictures and names, which includes different forms and growth habits for easier comparison of common bamboo types.
golden bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea
hedge bamboo
Bambusa multiplex
giant cane
Arundinaria gigantea
black bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra
giant timber bamboo
Bambusa oldhamii
common bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
tortoise shell bamboo
Phyllostachys edulis
umbrella bamboo
Fargesia murielae
Giant Bamboo
Dendrocalamus giganteus
yellow grove bamboo
Phyllostachys aureosulcata
arrow bamboo
Pseudosasa japonica
Colombian timber bamboo
Guadua angustifolia
giant bamboo
Dendrocalamus asper
hill cane
Arundinaria appalachiana
Mexican weeping bamboo
Otatea acuminata
switch cane
Arundinaria tecta
broadleaf bamboo
Sasa palmata
Chilean bamboo
Chusquea culeou
kamuro-zasa
Pleioblastus viridistriatus
puntingpole bamboo
Bambusa tuldoides
Indian Thorny Bamboo
Bambusa bambos
large-leaved bamboo
Indocalamus tessellatus
Kuril Bamboo
Sasa kurilensis
sweet bamboo
Dendrocalamus latiflorus
Dwarf White Stripe Bamboo
Pleioblastus variegatus
Bambusa spinosa
Bambusa spinosa
Argentinian quila
Chusquea quila
sulphur bamboo
Phyllostachys sulphurea
Pleioblastus fortunei
Pleioblastus argenteostriatus
Branch Broomreed
Cannomois virgata
Guadua paniculata
Guadua paniculata
carrycillo
Olyra latifolia
Giant Timber Bamboo
Phyllostachys reticulata
Rhipidocladum racemiflorum
Rhipidocladum racemiflorum
Yushania niitakayamensis
Yushania niitakayamensis
Nastus borbonicus
Nastus borbonicus
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