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Cortaderia
Cortaderia selloana
pampas grass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Danthonioideae
Tribe: Danthonieae
Genus: Cortaderia
Stapf[1][2]
Type species
Cortaderia argentea

(Nees) Stapf

Synonyms[3]
  • Lamprothyrsus Pilg
  • Moorea Lem.

Cortaderia is a genusofSouth American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family.[4][5]

Etymology

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The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to C. selloana, is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and sometimes also to species of Erianthus and Saccharum ravennae). The name of the genus is derived from the Argentine Spanish word cortadera, which in turn refers to the sharp serrations on the leaves.[6] Cortaderia jubata and C. rudiuscula produce copious seed asexually.[citation needed]

Description

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The species of Cortaderia are imposing tall grasses growing 1.5–3 m tall, with graceful white inflorescence plumes. They are in widespread use as ornamental plants.

Species[3]
formerly included[3]

see Austroderia Chionochloa Chusquea Phragmites

  • Cortaderia conspicua - Chionochloa conspicua
  • Cortaderia egmontiana - Phragmites australis
  • Cortaderia fulvida - Austroderia fulvida
  • Cortaderia quila - Chusquea quila
  • Cortaderia richardii - Austroderia richardii
  • Cortaderia splendens - Austroderia splendens
  • Cortaderia toetoe - Austroderia toetoe
  • Cortaderia turbaria - Austroderia turbaria
  • References

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  • ^ "Genus: Cortaderia Stapf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  • ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • ^ Connor HE (1973). "Breeding Systems in Cortaderia (Gramineae)". Evolution. 27 (4): 663–678. doi:10.2307/2407199. JSTOR 2407199. PMID 28563530.
  • ^ Connor HE (1983). "Names and Types in Cortaderia Stapf (Gramineae) II". Taxon. 32 (4): 633–634. doi:10.2307/1221742. JSTOR 1221742.
  • ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. Vol. II E-O. CRC Press. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-8493-1303-5.
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    Data related to Cortaderia at Wikispecies Media related to Cortaderia at Wikimedia Commons


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