National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Rivercane: Our Native Bamboo

Harkness H and Nortrup M. 2024. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Rivercane: Our Native Bamboo. National Park Service

Rivercane is a woody grass native to the southeastern United States, extending up into the National Capital Region. Once a common species, rivercane now only occupies 2% of its former extent. Learn more about the ecology and cultural significance of this once abundant native bamboo.

Type
Resource Brief
Authors
Harkness, Hannah; Nortrup, Megan
Date of Issue
2024-07
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
ANTI , BAWA , CATO , CHOH , GREE , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , MONO , NACE , NCR , NCRN , PISC , PRWI , ROCR , WOTR
Keywords
ANTI, Antietam National Battlefield, Arundinaria, bamboo, baskets, canebrake, CATO, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, CHOH, culturally protected species, George Washington Memorial Parkway, giant cane, grass, GREE, Greenbelt, GWMP, HAFE, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, I&M, Inventory & Monitoring, MANA, Manasass National Battlefield Park, MONO, Monocacy National Battlefield, NACE, National Capital Parks - East, National Capital Region, National Capital Region Network, NCR, NCRN, PISC, Piscataway, Prince William Forest Park, PRWI, river cane, rivercane, Rock Creek Park, ROCR, stream biota, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, woody grass, WOTR

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