Biology:Jarava ichu
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Short description: Species of plant
| Jarava ichu | |
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Scientific classification 
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Jarava ichu Ruiz & Pav.
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| Synonyms | |
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.
Under the synonym Stipa ichu, it has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Jarava ichu | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?20637 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2011-06-27 }}
- ↑ "Stipa ichus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=STIC.
- ↑ "Perou.org". https://www.perou.org/.
- ↑ "Stipa ichu". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/161388/Stipa-ichu/Details.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q580843 entry
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