Tie mao jian zhu
Fargesia adpressa
Family: Poaceae
What it is like
A bamboo. The culms are 4-6 m tall. They are 2-3 cm across. It has a rhizome with a neck 4-6 cm across. The internodes are 35-40 cm long. They have a white powdery covering when young. There are many branches at each node. The leaf blades are 10-15 cm long by 1 cm wide.
The shoots are eaten by giant panda.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows at about 2,000 m altitude in western China. In Sichuan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Shoots