Arundina graminifolia (D. Don) Hochr. is a herbaceous plant. The plant is 40-80 centimeters tall, sometimes reaching over 1 meter Underground rhizomes often form an ovoid swelling at the base of the connecting stem, resembling pseudobulbs, with a diameter of 1-2 centimeters and numerous fibrous roots. The stem is upright, growing in clusters or patches, cylindrical in shape, slender like bamboo stalks, usually wrapped in leaf sheaths, with multiple leaves. Leaves linear lanceolate, thin leathery or hard papery. The inflorescence is usually 2-8 centimeters long, with 1-2 branches at the base or in a conical shape, and has 2-10 flowers Pollen red or slightly purple or white Petals elliptical or ovate elliptical, nearly equal in length to sepals. The flowering and fruiting period is from September to November or from January to April.
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