Chusquea quila
Chusquea quila, or quila, is a perennial bamboo that grows in the humid temperate forests of Chile and Argentina.
In contrast to most bamboos, it grows as a dense, climbing or decumbent shrub. Its aerial culms are solid, unlike most bamboos, which have hollow culms. The quila is the only host that has the edible fungus "changle" to symbiosis. Chusquea quila may form pure stands called quilantales occupying all the understory of a forest.
Flour can be prepared from its seeds and its shoots are edible.
