https://www.pitara.com/tags/bamboo/Recent content in Bamboo on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSun, 28 Jun 2026 13:59:11 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/is-bamboo-a-grass/Fri, 24 Aug 2001 08:38:34 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/is-bamboo-a-grass/<figure class="image-medium"> <a class="lightbox-link" href="https://www.pitara.com/media/is-bamboo-a-grass_hu_81db9e9016fc817a.webp" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/is-bamboo-a-grass_hu_28d149c4a998e7dd.webp" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/is-bamboo-a-grass_hu_4649482c9c2e8e24.webp 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/is-bamboo-a-grass_hu_28d149c4a998e7dd.webp 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Is Bamboo a Grass!" height="672" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> <p>If you look at a blade of grass and a bamboo tree they remind you of a mouse and an elephant. But unlike those animals, the grass and the bamboo belong to the same family. They are brothers! The bamboo is the largest member of the grass family.</p> <p>It grows in Asia, South America and Africa. It has about 500 different varieties. They all have smooth, hollow jointed stems with a strong watertight partition at each joint. While most flower every year, there are some that flower only three or four times in a 100 years.</p>