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Nandina domestica, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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#650 most planted

Nandina domestica

Nandina · also Heavenly bamboo, Sacred bamboo, Chinese-bamboo

764
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
3
cities

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Nandina domestica is a flowering plant known for its bright-red fall foliage and attractive new growth in spring. Widely cultivated as an ornamental shrub, its berries are toxic to birds, especially in winter.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Tokyo · Japan
    750——
  2. Amsterdam · Netherlands
    9——
  3. Boston · United States
    58.3 yr—

Traits

Wildlife value
Low

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

  • South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests

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