Azumanezasa (Higashine bamboo) - Azumanezasa (English name) Pleioblastus chino

Japanese: アズマネザサ(東根笹) - アズマネザサ（英語表記）Pleioblastus chino

A small bamboo of the Poaceae family. It is commonly found growing wild in the Kanto region and other parts of eastern Japan. Like Nezasa, it has a long, thin underground stem, and culms grow upright at the nodes. It grows 2-5m tall, with dense branches growing from each node. The culms are hollow and about 1cm in diameter. In the Kanto region, this species is often referred to as Shinodake.

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Japanese:

イネ科の小型のタケ。関東地方をはじめ，東日本各地にごく普通に自生する。ネザサと同様，地下に細く長い地下茎がはい，節から稈が直立する。高さ2～5mで各節から枝を密生する。稈は中空で径 1cm前後，関東地方で俗にシノダケと呼ぶのはこの種をさすことが多い。

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