Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Fargesia spathacea - Giant Panda Bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots, Seeds
A bamboo. It grows 2-4 m tall. The culms are 0.5-2 cm across. The internodes are 15-18 cm long. There are 9-14 branches at each node. There are 2 or 3 leaves at the last branch. The leaf blade is 6-10 cm long by 5-13 mm wide.