Translation guide
A species of bamboo native to East Asia, known in Japanese as スズタケ (suzutake). This entry covers how to refer to the plant in Japanese.
Referring to the specific bamboo species Sasamorpha borealis in botanical or everyday contexts.
The standard Japanese name for Sasamorpha borealis. Written in katakana as is common for plant names, but can also be written as 篠竹 or 鈴竹 in kanji.
A lot of Sasamorpha borealis grows on this mountain.
Kanji representation of スズタケ, sometimes used in written contexts. The reading is the same.
Alternate kanji for スズタケ, less common than 篠竹. The reading is the same.
Sasamorpha borealis is distributed from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
Sasamorpha borealis has been used for crafts since ancient times.