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Pleioblastus fortunei (Van Houtte) Nakai






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Pleioblastus Nakai (メダケ)
Shimadake (シマダケ, 縞笹), dwarf whitestripe
Chigozasa (チゴザサ, 稚児笹), Kunezasa (クネザサ)
Lifeform: semi-evergreen dwarf bamboo
Distribution: south to central Honshu
Utilization: ground cover and bonsai gardening
Synonyms:

Sasa fortunei (Van Houtte) Fiori
Pleioblastus variegatus (Siebold ex Miq.) Makino
Arundinaria variegata (Siebold ex Miq.) Makino

f. fortunei (シブヤザサ)
cv. pygmaeus (ケオロシマチク)
cv. fortunei (シマダケ)
索引

Pleioblastus fortunei in Japan


ST1 ST2 ST3
[1-3] adjacent to Kanda River, Tokyo, on December 17 2016.

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