Nandina domestica
Chinese Bamboo, Heavenly Bamboo
Other regional names: Sacred Bamboo
- Sacred Bamboo
Also known as: Nandina denudata Lavallée +9 more
- Nandina denudata Lavallée
- Nandina domestica f. alba (W.B.Clarke) Rehder
- Nandina domestica f. gigantea Beecher
- Nandina domestica f. longifolia (Dippel) Rehder
- Nandina domestica f. purpurea Beecher
- Nandina domestica subsp. alba W.B.Clarke
- Nandina domestica var. linearifolia C.Y.Wu ex S.Y.Bao
- Nandina domestica var. longifolia Dippel
- Nandina tomentosa Wehmer
- Nandina tsermonanten Hassk.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Berberidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Nandina domestica (commonly known as Chinese-bamboo or Heavenly Bamboo) is a shrub belonging to the Berberidaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arkansas, Assam, Caroline Is., Florida, Georgia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Louisiana, Maryland, New South Wales, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas