Arundinaria gigantea
| Arundinaria gigantea | |
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| 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. | |
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| Natural range of Arundinaria gigantea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: giant cane
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Taxonomic Notes
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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, hummus-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
- ↑ 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.
