Jarava ichu
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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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Binomial name | |
Jarava ichu | |
Synonyms | |
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.
References
- ^ a b "Jarava ichu". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stipa ichus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Perou.org". www.perou.org. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
External links
Data related to Jarava ichu at Wikispecies
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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