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(Redirected from Peruvian feather grass) Species of plant

Jarava ichu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Jarava
Species: J. ichu
Binomial name
Jarava ichu
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms

Stipa ichu (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth

Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass, ichhu, paja brava, paja ichu, or simply ichu (Quechua for straw), is a grass species in the family Poaceae native to the Americas. It is found growing in a vast area: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Dominican Republic, Chile, and Argentina. It is a common grass of the Andean altiplano. It is used as fodder for livestock.

Under the synonym Stipa ichu, it has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. ^ "Jarava ichu". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  2. NRCS. "Stipa ichus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. "Perou.org". www.perou.org. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. "Stipa ichu". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Stipa ichu
Jarava ichu


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