Greek pseudo – false, Sasa – another bamboo genus.

Clump-forming bamboo with thin rhizomes that sometimes become invasive. Leaves 4-7 per branch. Sheaths persistent. Branches 1 per node. Inflorescence an open panicle. Spikelets with 2 glumes and 3-8 florets. Stamens 3 or 4 (cf. Sasa).

Grown for its moderate size and ornamental form.

Division.

Construction, fences and hedges.

Stamens 3(4) not 6 as in Sasa.

6 species from eastern Asia.

Source: Spencer, R.; Aldous, D.; Stajsic, V.; McGeary, D (2005). Poaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.