Pleioblastus
 Pleioblastus is a genus of monopodial bamboos native to China and Japan. Genetic research indicates that this genus may properly be part of the genus Arundinaria.The plant spreads by vigorous underground rhizomes which run along just beneath the soil surface producing plantlets at the nodes. These can be used to propagate new plants but if not removed they can become invasive.The species P. variegatus (green and cream stripes) and P.