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Scientific name:	Yushania niitakayamensis (Hayata) Keng f.

Features:	Yushania niitakayamensis are perennial herbal plants whose buds and tender leaves shoot out between April and May every year. Their lanceolate leaves are yellowish-brown in color and hairy on the surface. Every year from July to August, Yushania niitakayamensis are found widespread on mountain hills looking like verdant grasslands from a distance. Like other types of bamboo, they rarely bloom. Their spikes are usually dark red in color and will have five to nine grayish-yellow flowers. Their branches range from 30cm to 4m in length, and are determined mainly by elevation: typically, the higher the elevation, the longer the branches. A highly adaptive species, Yushania niitakayamensis are capable of growing in either dense forest shade or in areas completely exposed to sunshine. Those that grow on hills where there is sunlight and strong breezes will usually appear in the form of shrubs in order to adapt better to their environment. Those that grow in mixed forests alongside Abies kawakamii, Tsuga chinensis formosana, and Picea morrisonicola trees will tend to have branches that exceed 4 meters in length. However, Yushania niitakayamensis rarely exist in the same areas of Jade Mountain where Juniperus squamata are found, instead tending to thrive in areas where the Juniperus squamata is having trouble adapting. Similarly, Yushania niitakayamensis often thrive in areas where other types of plants are found decaying or dying.
Habitat:	Yushania niitakayamensis are found on mountains at altitudes of 1800-3300m. The most well known Yushania plantations are those in the Ma Bu Valley, the Dong Jun Fields, on Mounts He Huan and Qi Lai, and on the Central Range Point.
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