Jarava plumosa

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Jarava plumosa
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In Chile
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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]
List
    • Achnatherum papposum(Nees) Barkworth
    • Arundo plumosa(Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f.
    • Calamagrostis plumosaSpreng.
    • Stipa delileiSteud.
    • Stipa papposaNees
    • Stipa papposaDelile
    • Stipa papposa f. majorSpeg.
    • Stipa papposa f. minorSpeg.
    • Stipa tenuifloraPhil.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jarava plumosa (Spreng.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. "Stipa papposa". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.