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Bamboo - Arundinaria sp

Arundinaria, commonly known as the canes, is the sole genus of bamboo native to South Africa and eastern North America and the only temperate bamboo in North America. The genus is endemic to the eastern United States from New Jersey south to Florida and west to Ohio and Texas. Within this region they are found from the Coastal Plain to medium elevations in the Appalachian Mountains. Its members have running rhizomes and are woody and tree-like, attaining heights from 0.5 up to 8 metres. There are currently three recognized species of the genus Arundinaria accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of March 2016. For each species listed, binomial name is followed by author citation. Arundinaria appalachiana Triplett, Weakley & L.G.Clark – Hill cane Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. – River cane Arundinaria tecta Muhl. – Switch cane

Approvals

Animal Part(s) Comment
Birds All
Canid All
Equid All
Felid All
Herp-Invert All
Hoofstock All
Insectivore All
Marsupials All
Pachyderm All
Phocid All
Porcine All
Primate All
Rodentia All
Small Mammal All
Ursid All

Locations

Location Comments
South Zoo Snow leopard

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Raw Data

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               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Insectivore', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Phocid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Pachyderm', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Rodentia', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Hoofstock', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Small Mammal', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Equid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Ursid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Herp-Invert', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Felid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Canid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Birds', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Arundinaria sp',
 'Comments': '            Arundinaria, commonly known as the canes, is the '
             'sole genus of bamboo native to South Africa and eastern North '
             'America and the only temperate bamboo in North America. The '
             'genus is endemic to the eastern United States from New Jersey '
             'south to Florida and west to Ohio and Texas. Within this region '
             'they are found from the Coastal Plain to medium elevations in '
             'the Appalachian Mountains. Its members have running rhizomes and '
             'are woody and tree-like, attaining heights from 0.5 up to 8 '
             'metres. There are currently three recognized species of the '
             'genus Arundinaria accepted by the World Checklist of Selected '
             'Plant Families as of March 2016. For each species listed, '
             'binomial name is followed by author citation.\r\n'
             '\r\n'
             'Arundinaria appalachiana Triplett, Weakley & L.G.Clark – Hill '
             'cane\r\n'
             'Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. – River cane\r\n'
             'Arundinaria tecta Muhl. – Switch cane \r\n'
             '        ',
 'CommonName': 'Bamboo',
 'Images': [],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': 'Snow leopard',
                'LocationName': 'South Zoo'}],
 'PlantID': '30'}