Phyllostachys nigra
naturalizedPoaceae

Phyllostachys nigra

Black Bamboo

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Phyllostachys nigra, common name black bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the bamboo subfamily of the grass family Poaceae, native to Hunan Province of China, and widely cultivated elsewhere.

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Seasonality

Only 1 phenology-annotated observation exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

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Controlling Phyllostachys nigra

From Weed Control by Species1 row →

    Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 1 rows in the full table

    Gallery · 11 · iNaturalist
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    Where documented · 41 ahupuaʻa
    documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 199 · GBIF 241 records
    Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 63 · GBIF 72 ✓
    Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 49 · GBIF 66 ✓
    ʻAlaeiki · MauiiNat 17 · GBIF 16 ✓
    ʻAlaenui · MauiiNat 9 · GBIF 7 ✓
    ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 9 · GBIF 7 ✓
    Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 7 ✓
    Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
    Kalulu · LānaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
    Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
    Kahakuloa · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
    West Makaīwa · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
    East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
    Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
    Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
    Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
    Koʻolau · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
    Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
    Kahana · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Nānākuli · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    ʻŌmaʻopio · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Waiāhole · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Kalialinui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Kahana · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Honomanü · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Peahi · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Kaohai · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Haʻikū · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
    Kukuiʻulaiki · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓