''Fargesia'' is a

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s in the

grass family Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...

. These

bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in th ...

s are native primarily to

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, with a few species in

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

and in the eastern

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. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names including umbrella bamboo and fountain bamboo. They are medium to small mountain clumping bamboos,

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to alpine

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forests of East Asia, from China south to Vietnam and west to the eastern slopes of the Himalayas. They are known in Chinese as ''jian zhu'' (), meaning "arrow bamboo". The scientific name was given in honour of the French missionary and amateur botanist Père Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912). Fargesias are some of the world's hardiest bamboos, but they do not spread vigorously. Common bamboos in the genus ''Fargesia'' are essential foods for

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, and large-scale flowering of its species has had a devastating effect on panda populations. Giant panda habitat will therefore need at least two species of ''Fargesia'', to ensure food supply during flowering events. Because fargesias are becoming more well known for their thick clumping habits, they have become cheaper and available at many nurseries.

Taxonomy

The genus currently includes 49 accepted

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. Many species previously included here were transferred to the genera '' Borinda'', '' Thamnocalamus'', and '' Yushania'' based on morphological and genetic analyses. ,

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accepts the following species: *'' Fargesia alatovaginata'' T.P.Yi & J.Y.Shi *''

Fargesia apicirubens ''Fargesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. These bamboos are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names including umbr ...

'' Stapleton *'' Fargesia brevipes'' (McClure) T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia brevissima'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia caduca'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia canaliculata'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia circinata'' Hsueh & T.P.Yi *''

Fargesia concinna ''Fargesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. These bamboos are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names including umbr ...

'' T.P.Yi *''

Fargesia conferta ''Fargesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. These bamboos are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names including umbr ...

'' T.P.Yi *''

Fargesia cuspidata ''Fargesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. These bamboos are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names including umbr ...

'' (Keng) Z.P.Wang & G.H.Ye *'' Fargesia daminiu'' T.P.Yi & J.Y.Shi *'' Fargesia decurvata'' J.L.Lu *'' Fargesia denudata'' T.P.Yi *''

Fargesia dracocephala ''Fargesia dracocephala'' is a woody bamboo native to central China. It is known in Chinese as ''longtou jianzhu'' (), meaning ''dragon head Fargesia''. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek and has the same meaning. It is found at ...

'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia dulcicula'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia exposita'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia funiushanensis'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia glabrifolia'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia gongshanensis'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia hackelii'' Ohrnb. *'' Fargesia hainanensis'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia jiulongensis'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia lincangensis'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia longiuscula'' (Hsueh f. & Y.Y.Dai) Ohrnb. *'' Fargesia mali'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia melanostachys'' (Hand.-Mazz.) T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia microauriculata'' M.S.Sun, D.Z.Li & H.Q.Yang *'' Fargesia murielae'' (Gamble) T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia nitida'' (Mitford) Keng f. ex T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia obliqua'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia orbiculata'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia pauciflora'' (Keng) T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia plurisetosa'' T.H.Wen *'' Fargesia porphyrea'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia purpurea'' D.Z.Li & X.Y.Ye *'' Fargesia qinlingensis'' T.P.Yi & J.X.Shao *'' Fargesia robusta'' T.P.Yi *''

Fargesia rufa ''Fargesia rufa'' is a woody bamboo native to western China. It is known in Chinese as ''qingchuan jianzhu'' (), meaning "''Qingchuan Fargesia''", ''Qingchuan'' being a county within the prefecture-level city of Guangyuan in the north of Sichua ...

'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia sapaensis'' N.H.Xia & You Y.Zhang *'' Fargesia scabrida'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia semicoriacea'' T.P.Yi *''

Fargesia spathacea ''Fargesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. These bamboos are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names including umb ...

'' Franch. *'' Fargesia stenoclada'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia tenuilignea'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia ungulata'' T.H.Wen *'' Fargesia vicina'' (Keng) T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia weiningensis'' T.P.Yi & Lin Yang *'' Fargesia wuliangshanensis'' T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia yuanjiangensis'' Hsueh & T.P.Yi *'' Fargesia yunnanensis'' Hsueh & T.P.Yi

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q135195 Bambusoideae genera Taxa described in 1893 Taxa named by Adrien René Franchet