Moso bamboo
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Bamboo shoots are harvested and used as a vegetable.
There are several bamboo species that produce edible shoots, including Phyllostachys edulis, Bambusa vulgaris, and Bambusa oldhamii.
Names
Scientific
Phyllostachys edulis
English
Bamboo
Moso bamboo
Spanish
Bambú de invierno
Bambú Moso
French
Bambou d'hiver
Bambou moso
German
Moso-Bambus
Taxonomy
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys
Species
Phyllostachys edulis (Moso bamboo)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Minor crops
Stem vegetables
Temperate crops
Tropical crops
Vegetables