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Jarava ichu

Jarava ichu

Ruiz & Pav.
Paja Blanca

Family: Poaceae
Order: Poales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Synonyms: Stipa gynerioides.





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Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass, ichhu, paja brava, paja ichu, or simply ichu (Quechua for straw), 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. 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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Jarava ichu. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 690029
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Tilcara
Jujuy
Argentina
05/21/2011
Manuel Godoy



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
247893421/05/2011ArgentinaJujuyJardín Botánico de Altura, TilcaraManuel Godoy
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Jarava ichu – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.