FA Exhibit ID-013

Bamboo or giant reed

A two-panel identification aid compares golden bamboo, a named bamboo comparator, with giant reed. Tall hollow cane is shared. Golden bamboo has shortened swollen basal internodes and Phyllostachys branch-node characters; giant reed has broad cauline leaves and a dense plume. — FA Exhibit ID-013. Bamboo or giant reed. Plate and node sketch not to scale. The comparator does not represent every bamboo. Identification only — no flammability claim. Confirm uncertain material with a regional key or a botanist. CC BY 4.0.

Technical review: Grayson Graham. Last verified 2026-08-25. JSON

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