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Stipa ichu

Jarava ichu
Pajonal con la Laguna Verde al fondo (Potosí - Bolivia).jpg
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.
Synonyms

Stipa ichu (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth


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.



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