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Kuma Bamboo Grass🌾
Sasa veitchii
クマザサ
An evergreen bamboo grass of the Poaceae family whose leaf margins become whitened in winter. It was originally cultivated mainly around Kyoto but is now planted throughout Japan.
Identification Points
- ✓葉縁が冬に白く隈取られる
- ✓葉は大型で長楕円形
- ✓稈は直立し1〜2m
Habitat
本州（特に京都周辺）・各地に植栽
Season
通年
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf margin
Entire
Petal fusion
Free
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Ovary position
Superior
Phylogenetic Positionイネ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Commelinids > Poales > Poaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 80–70 million years ago)
Sources & References
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