Bamboos : Habit
General
In recent years considerable developments have taken place to determine methods of specifying the habit (or plant shape) of woody plants. Bamboos can be described as Several Shoots/Canes or Culms.
Several Shoots
Figure 1: BAMBOO SHOWING HABIT
OF SEVERAL SHOOTS
(Fargesia murieliae)
A bamboo with several shoots is defined as "a plant with a number of shoots/canes/culms arising from ground level."
For example:
Fargesia spp., Pleioblastus spp., Sinarundinaria spp.