Jarava ichu
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Jarava |
| Species: | J. ichu
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Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass,[2] ichhu, paja brava, paja ichu, or simply ichu (Quechua for straw),[3] is a grass endemic to Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina,[1] growing extensively in the Andean altiplano. It is used as fodder for livestock, principally South American camelids like the llama.
Under the synonym Stipa ichu, it has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Jarava ichu". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "Stipa ichus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Perou.org". www.perou.org. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ "Stipa ichu". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links[]
Data related to Jarava ichu at Wikispecies
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stipa ichu. |
Categories:
- Pooideae
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Bunchgrasses of South America
- Fodder
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of northern South America
- Flora of southern South America
- Flora of western South America
- Flora of the Andes
- Flora of Argentina
- Flora of Bolivia
- Flora of Chile
- Flora of Peru
- Plants described in 1798
- Pooideae stubs