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Invasive Bamboo
This photo depicts a group of bamboo culms (individual stems) in the Bluthenthal Wildflower Preserve on UNCW campus, and was taken on April 14, 2017. While North America does have one native bamboo genus, Arundinaria, the bamboo in this photo, Pseudosasa japonica, also called arrow bamboo, is native to Japan. Arrow bamboo is considered invasive, and was introduced to North America in 1850 from Japan as an ornamental. In North America, arrow bamboo is commonly found in the southeastern regions of the United States. Because of the dense shade these bamboo clusters can create, seedlings of native plant species rarely survive due to these light limitations. In addition, underground rhizomes produced by the bamboo likely outcompete native species via exploitative competition for soil water, as the bamboo prefers moist soils. The species is considered a "Rank 2 - Significant threat" by the North Carolina Native Plant Society, meaning the species displays some invasive characteristics, but does not pose as much of a threat as "Rank 1 - Severe threat" species. It is also persistent and difficult to eradicate. So, while arrow bamboo doesn't seem to presently pose a major threat to North American ecosystems, countermeasures, such as the avoidance of planting arrow bamboo as well as chemical eradication, are advised.
(www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/invasive_plants/weeds/arrow_bamboo.pdf)
(www.wildflower.org/expert/show.php?id=7827)
(www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDe...)
Invasive Bamboo
This photo depicts a group of bamboo culms (individual stems) in the Bluthenthal Wildflower Preserve on UNCW campus, and was taken on April 14, 2017. While North America does have one native bamboo genus, Arundinaria, the bamboo in this photo, Pseudosasa japonica, also called arrow bamboo, is native to Japan. Arrow bamboo is considered invasive, and was introduced to North America in 1850 from Japan as an ornamental. In North America, arrow bamboo is commonly found in the southeastern regions of the United States. Because of the dense shade these bamboo clusters can create, seedlings of native plant species rarely survive due to these light limitations. In addition, underground rhizomes produced by the bamboo likely outcompete native species via exploitative competition for soil water, as the bamboo prefers moist soils. The species is considered a "Rank 2 - Significant threat" by the North Carolina Native Plant Society, meaning the species displays some invasive characteristics, but does not pose as much of a threat as "Rank 1 - Severe threat" species. It is also persistent and difficult to eradicate. So, while arrow bamboo doesn't seem to presently pose a major threat to North American ecosystems, countermeasures, such as the avoidance of planting arrow bamboo as well as chemical eradication, are advised.
(www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/invasive_plants/weeds/arrow_bamboo.pdf)
(www.wildflower.org/expert/show.php?id=7827)
(www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDe...)