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Sasa palmata (Burb.) E. G. Camus

broad-leaved bamboo (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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Sasa palmata is one of the bamboo species that most frequently escapes from cultivation in the British Isles.

Morfa Dinlle (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2018-10-30

 broad-leaved bamboo / Sasa palmata: _Sasa palmata_ is one of the bamboo species that most frequently escapes from cultivation in the British Isles.

Sasa palmata has broad leaves with up to 14 veins either side of the midrib.

Morfa Dinlle (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2018-10-30

 broad-leaved bamboo / Sasa palmata: _Sasa palmata_ has broad leaves with up to 14 veins either side of the midrib.

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