Botanists Discover New North American Bamboo (IMAGE)

Iowa State University

Botanists Discover New North American Bamboo

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Iowa State University botanists Lynn Clark and Jimmy Triplett study bamboo diversity and evolution. They first heard about "hill cane" from University of North Carolina botanist Alan Weakley. As soon as they saw it, they knew it was different.

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