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Jarava ichu
Species of plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass,[2] ichhu, paja brava, paja ichu, or simply ichu (Quechua for straw),[3] 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.[1] It is a common grass of the Andean altiplano. It is used as fodder for livestock.
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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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Under the synonym Stipa ichu, it has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]