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''A. gigantea'' occurs in natural areas such as bottomland forests, mesic hammocks, shallow sinkholes, floodplains, slopes, river bluffs, and ravines. It grows in moist, shady conditions, in sandy or loamy, hummus-rich soil. ''A. gigantea'' has also been know to grow in disturbed areas including right-of-ways.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database.  URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, Angus Gholson, Bob Godfrey, D. W. Hall, S. W. Leonard, H. McAninch, Gary R. Knight, John C. Ogden, V. Rosario, D. B. Ward, and J. Wood. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Okaloosa, and Wakulla.</ref>
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''A. gigantea'' occurs in natural areas such as bottomland forests, mesic hammocks, shallow sinkholes, floodplains, slopes, river bluffs, and ravines. It grows in moist, shady conditions, in sandy or loamy, humus-rich soil. ''A. gigantea'' has also been know to grow in disturbed areas including right-of-ways.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database.  URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, Angus Gholson, Bob Godfrey, D. W. Hall, S. W. Leonard, H. McAninch, Gary R. Knight, John C. Ogden, V. Rosario, D. B. Ward, and J. Wood. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Okaloosa, and Wakulla.</ref>
 
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Revision as of 12:15, 19 May 2023

Arundinaria gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae / Gramineae
Genus: Arundinaria
Species: A. gigantea
Binomial name
Arundinaria gigantea
(Walter) Muhl.
Arun giga dist.jpg
Natural range of Arundinaria gigantea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: giant cane

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms:

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

A. gigantea occurs in natural areas such as bottomland forests, mesic hammocks, shallow sinkholes, floodplains, slopes, river bluffs, and ravines. It grows in moist, shady conditions, in sandy or loamy, humus-rich soil. A. gigantea has also been know to grow in disturbed areas including right-of-ways.[1]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, Angus Gholson, Bob Godfrey, D. W. Hall, S. W. Leonard, H. McAninch, Gary R. Knight, John C. Ogden, V. Rosario, D. B. Ward, and J. Wood. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Okaloosa, and Wakulla.