Real stem of Golden Bamboo - Phyllostachys aurea specimen encased in clear lucite material. The specimens are crystal clear, indestructible and transparent. Safe, authentic and completely unbreakable product put real specimens right at your fingertips!

Anyone can safely explore the specimens from every angle.

It is clear enough for microscope observation.

Size of the lucite block is 75x75x10 mm (3x3x0.4 inch).

Each one comes with a cardboard box for easy storage.

Weight of the lucite block is 60 g and 90 g with packing box.

This is a handmade real plant specimen craft. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch.
The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with same pictures.
 

It is an ideal learning aid for students and kids and also a very good collectible item for every body. 

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Golden Bamboo - Phyllostachys aurea

Order: Poales    Family: Poaceae   Subf amily: Bambusoideae    Supertribe: Bambusodae    Tribe: Bambuseae

Subtribe: Shibataeinae   Genus: Phyllostachys    Species: P. aurea

Phyllostachys aurea, Golden bamboo, is a bamboo species in the genus Phyllostachys native to China. It is a 'running bamboo' type.

Phyllostachys aurea is cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens. It is the most commonly cultivated bamboo in the United States, where it can grow very aggressively in the warm climates of the southeastern U.S. and California.

This bamboo is great for making bamboo pipes.

This bamboo can be difficult to identify as it has varied growth characteristics depending on location. In full shade the culms are apt to remain green. In partial or full sun the culms slowly turn yellow over the first year or two, then deeper gold and orange as they mature. The best way to identify this species is the compressed internodes that occur on random culms, usually (but not always) at the base. These compressed internode growths are called 'tortoise shell'. The leaves tend to grow all the way to the ground on this species, and the type form leaves are green and lack any stripes or streaks. They can grow short, dense and shrubby in poor conditions, or tall and upright. In ideal conditions they can grow to 30 feet tall and 3 inches in diameter. They can be rampant runners and grow aggressively if left unchecked in gardens. Golden bamboo is listed as an invasive plant species in several states.