Habitat: bank, clay, cliff, coast, dry, flat , forest edge, gorge, gravel, gully, hill, lowland, margin, moist, open, pasture, peat, ridge, riparian, river terrace, roadside, rock outcrop, sand, scrubland, shaded, sheltered, shrubland, silt, slope, stone, terrace, track, tree, wasteland

Dispersal: Vegetative

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a bamboo forming dense thickets and with rhizomes running extensively from the edges.
  • its leaves are up to 30 cm long, dark green above and green and glaucous beneath.
  • its inflorescence is 3-5 m long, dark green, with usually one branch and 3-5 leaves per node.
  • its spikelets are 4-9 cm long, flattened, and with about 12 florets.
 Images
© Landcare Research
© Landcare Research
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.