Golden Bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Golden bamboo has dispersed throughout the southeast, including in North Carolina.  It is most common in moist, open forests. It spreads through rhizomes and forms dense thickets.

Golden bamboo is a woody grass that can grow as high as 30’. The stems are hollow (1 – 6” diameter) and green or yellow. Leaves grow in clusters (2 – 3” long), are lance-shaped and alternately arranged on the stem. 

Fact Sheet: Golden Bamboo

Photo credit: James R. Allison, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org