The flowering and subsequent death of bamboo cause obvious economic losses. But what worries experts more is the effect on the ecosystem.
竹子一開花就死；死了，就沒竹筍可採、竹材可用，而且竹子又愛採取「團體行動」，一發不可收拾；但除經濟上的損失，更讓竹類專家擔心的，是竹子開花對整個生物系的影響。