Fargesia dracocephala (Dragons Head Bamboo)

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Common Names in Chinese:

Long Tou Zhu

Common Names in English:

Dragons Head Bamboo, Dragon-Head Bamboo, Hardy Dragon Bamboo

Habit: Evergreen .

Flowers: Flower Color: green

Size: 6-8' tall.

Culture: Space 36-48" apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Light Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina () - (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae () - Auct.
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Commelinidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Juncanae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Poales () - Small, 1903
        Family: Gramineae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
        Subfamily: Bambusoideae ()
        Tribe: Bambuseae ()
        Subtribe: Arundinariinae ()
        Genus: Fargesia () - L'Héritier ex W. Aiton, 1789
        Specific epithet: dracocephala
        Botanical name: - Fargesia dracocephala

A tentatively accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 17, 2012.