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Jarava ichu

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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
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Stipa ichu (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth
  • Stipa jarava P.Beauv.
  • Jarava arundinacea Willd. ex Steud.
  • Jarava eriostachya (Kunth) Peñail.
  • Jarava usitata Pers.
  • Stipa eriostachya Kunth
  • Stipa gynerioides Phil.
  • Stipa ichu var. gynerioides (Phil.) Hack.
  • Stipa ichu f. interrupta Hack.
  • Stipa liebmannii E.Fourn.

Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass,[3] ichhu, paja brava, paja ichu, or simply ichu (Quechua for straw),[4] 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.[2] 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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jarava ichu Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Jarava ichu". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Stipa ichus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Perou.org". www.perou.org. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  5. ^ "Stipa ichu". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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