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Nandina domestica

Thunb.

Heavenly Bamboo

GNRUnranked Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155397

Element CodePDBER07010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRanunculales

FamilyBerberidaceae

GenusNandina

Other Common Names

Nandina (EN) sacred bamboo (EN) Sacred-bamboo (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
South Carolina	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Mountain	Ouachita National Forest	1,910

Georgia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Helton Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	2,348
Joe Gap	Chattahoochee National Forest	5,321

Mississippi (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii Area	Homochitto National Forest	2,620

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Lake Creek	National Forests in Texas	596

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.