Botanists identify new species of North American bamboo

Arundinaria appalachiana. A. Top knot of new shoot. B. Foliage leaf complement from midculm node. C. Foliage leaf, showing apex of sheath, fimbriae, pseudopetiole, and base of blade. D. Detail of abaxial surface of blade showing tessellation and pilose vestiture. E. Culm leaf at midculm node. F. Branch complement showing compressed basal internodes and reiterative secondary branch (arrow). Scale bar = 1 cm unless otherwise noted. All drawings based on Triplett & Ozaki 99. Credit: Sida, Contributions to Botany (Illustrations by J. Triplett)