| Jarava plumosa | |
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| In Chile | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Jarava |
| Species: | J. plumosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Jarava plumosa | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Jarava plumosa (syn. Stipa papposa) is a species of grass in the family Poaceae, native to the Southern Cone of South America. [1] It has been introduced to other places with a Mediterranean climate; California, Spain, Israel, the Cape Provinces of South Africa, and South Australia. [1] As its synonym Stipa papposa it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental in spite of its invasive potential. [2]