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pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana
Cortaderia selloana
pampas grass Grass Family
Cortaderia selloana Poaceae
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English common name
  •pampas grass
Spanish common names
  •cortadera
  •hierba de las Pampas
  •plumero
accepted scientific name
  •Cortaderia selloana (Schult. & Schult. f.) Asch. & Graebn.
rules for finding collection records
  Cortaderia selloana (1416)
family name
  • Poaceae
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Category: Grass/Sedge/Rush
Grass Category: Grass
Plant Observed All Year
Endemic to southern South America

Plant Showiness (63%)
base map where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Sand
Rocky
Brush
Wetland
Salt Marsh
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
Native Plant Status
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Endemic to southern South America