The slender underground stems of bamboo run horizontally underneath, and the bamboo whips are knotted plants. A place where roots take root.

The sides of the nodes bear buds, some develop into bamboo shoots, and some develop into new whips. In a bamboo forest, the bamboo trees on the ground are separated, while the bamboo whips underground are connected together, originating from one or a few "bamboo trees".

Moso bamboo whips are distributed deeply, generally in the range of 15 to 40 centimeters, and their lifespan can reach more than 10 years. The bamboo whips of small and medium-sized scattered bamboos, such as strong bamboo, light bamboo, and chicken bamboo, are shallowly distributed, generally 10 to 25 cm, and have a life span of 6 to 8 years. Bamboo whips that are 3 to 5 years old are bright yellow in color, have full buds, and have strong ability to sprout bamboo shoots. Extended information

The bud primordium formed in the axils develops into lateral buds. Hard buds or shoot buds can be identified according to their size and shape. But when the lateral buds are in a dormant state, it is difficult to determine whether they are whip buds or bamboo shoot buds from the external morphology or internal structure. They are easy to identify until obvious growth appears. The tips of the thick and short sides of the bamboo shoots are curved upward, while the long and thin sides of the whip shoots grow horizontally and horizontally.

But in nature, the two growth modes can be changed alternately. It is quite common for whip heads to be unearthed in single-axis bamboo forests to form whip bamboo, while the unearthed bamboos will bend into the soil and become bamboo. Whips, and new whips and bamboo shoots grow from their side buds, also appear occasionally.

It is conceivable that changes in the position of organs during the growth process may affect the distribution of growth substances, thereby causing changes in growth patterns and morphological characteristics. Of course, the physiological mechanism of this change remains to be further studied.

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