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Status
Heavenly Bamboo is native to China and Japan and is widely planted as an ornamental. It occasionally escapes into the wild, though is not a major problem in Maryland.
Relationships
The bright red berries of Heavenly Bamboo are toxic to birds.
Citations
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Heavenly Bamboo in fruit in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (12/10/2017).
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Tyler Bell.
Heavenly Bamboo in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, all rights reserved.
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John Hall.