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After 120 Years of Growth, a Japanese Bamboo Has Just Flowered—And That’s a Problem
This bamboo species requires an astounding 120 years to complete its reproductive cycle. Such an extended period between ...
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When This Flower Blooms Every 50 Years, Famine Follows
Although most people imagine bamboo as towering, tree-like growths, it is actually a grass. Its life cycle is remarkable and almost mystical. The flowering cycles of bamboo species can range from ...
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The Mystery of the Dying Bamboo
For the first time in nearly 120 years, "hachiku" bamboo is flowering all across Japan. The hachiku bamboo plant expands by sending out underground stems, which can grow at a rate of about 2 ...
THIS flower blooms every 50 years and triggers famine in one Indian state
A bamboo plant has been surprisingly linked to famines in northeast India, as per a Forbes report. Its flowers bloom almost ...