Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Phyllostachys violascens - Early Bamboo, Running Bamboo
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Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows 8-10 cm tall. The culms are 4-6 cm across. The internodes are 15-25 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 6-18 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.