Phyllostachys aurea

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Phyllostachys
Species:	Phyllostachys aurea Riviere & C.Riviere
Common Name	Golden Bamboo; Fish Pole Bamboo
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Invasive Rank: TN-IPC Emerging Threat; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; Invasive; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Bambusa aurea	Bambusa aurea hort. ex Rivière & C. Rivière
Phyllostachys bambusoides var. aurea	Phyllostachys bambusoides var. aurea (Carrière ex Rivière & C. Rivière) Makino
Phyllostachys meyeri var. aurea	Phyllostachys meyeri var. aurea (Carrière ex Rivière & C. Rivière) Pilip.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (TN), Carter (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Knox (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2006 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0037502	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Phyllostachys aurea
UCHT035017	Giles	Tennessee			UCHT Phyllostachys aurea
ETSU033799	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Phyllostachys aurea
31234100195195	Giles	Tennessee	25 Feb 2006	Dwayne Estes 8682	EKY Phyllostachys aurea
TENN-V-0037503	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Phyllostachys aurea
UOS08100	Franklin	Tennessee	29 May 2009	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Phyllostachys aurea
HTTU019024	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Phyllostachys aurea
TENN-V-0037504	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Phyllostachys aurea
TENN-V-0037501	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Phyllostachys aurea

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