Bamboo forest
This bamboo species is sometimes used for erosion prevention. The shoots are edible and used as a vegetable.
Several other bamboo species produce edible shoots.
Names
Scientific
Bambusa vulgaris
English
Bamboo
Bamboo shoots
Bamboo sprouts
Dutch
Bamboe
Bamboescheut
Spanish
Bambú
French
Bambou
German
Bambus
Italian
Bambù
Taxonomy
Genus
Bambusa
Family
Poaceae
Order
Poales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Stem vegetables
Erosion prevention
Food crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Bamboo forest
Bamboo shoots in Khagrachari, Bangladesh
Bamboo shoots in a market in Bandarban, Bangladesh
Bamboo shoots on a market in Bangladesh
Bamboo shoots