Creeping bamboo

Creeping bamboo

Common name

Creeping bamboo

Scientific name

Arundinaria simonii

Weed classification

W2 – must be suppressed

Country of origin

China and Japan

Habit

all reed-like shrub 3 to 6m high

Habitat

bushland edges

Leaves

inear to 25cm long, parallel veins

Stems

circular, cane-like

Flowers

only at rare intervals

Fruit/seeds

rarely

Dispersal

vegetative or human activities

Reproduction

sprouts from underground rhizomes

Treatment

cut stem and apply undiluted glyphosate; spray regrowth with 1:50 glyphosate and LI700 5ml/L

Other noxious weeds

Environmental weeds

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