Jarava ichu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Jarava |
Species: | J. ichu |
Binomial name | |
Jarava ichu Ruiz & Pav. |
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Synonyms | |
Stipa ichu (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth
Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass,ichhu, paja brava, and paja ichu, is a grass endemic to Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, growing extensively in the Andean altiplano. It is used as fodder for , principally South American camelids like the llama.