As one of the few bamboos native to North America, river cane was once common across the Southeast – but its habitat has declined by an estimated 98 percent since European settlement
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As one of the few bamboos native to North America, river cane was once common across the Southeast – but its habitat has declined by an estimated 98 percent since European settlement