Chusquea coronalis
COMMON NAME | Mexican Climbing
Bamboo, Fountain Bamboo, Costa Rican Weeping Bamboo |
TYPE | Bamboo |
FAMILY | Poaceae |
NOTES | A slow-growing
clump-forming bamboo has gracefully arching culms to 15 feet tall. There are
very fine whorls of tiny leaves at the culm nodes. The tendency of culms is
to arch back to the ground which creates a fluffy, soft appearance. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Native to Sinaloa, Colima, Chiapas in
Mexico and south through Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica. |
NATIVE HABITAT | Found in moist
locations at lower elevations |
WEB SOURCES |