Details of Genus: Cortaderia Stapf.
ID: 927
Genus ja:
Genus en: Pampas grass, Tussock grass
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 1 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Poaceae
Family ja: イネ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of about 23 species of evergreen or semi-evergreen, perennial grasses from grassland, often near water, in New Zealand, New Guinea, and South America. They form dense tussocks of stiff, flat, narrowly linear, often glaucous leaves with rough or sharp margins, and bear stout-stemmed, plume-like, silver, gold, or pale rose-pink flower panicles (usually with male and female spikelets on separate plants, but occasionally hermaphroditic). Female spikelets have long, silky hairs at the bases. The plumes may be used in fresh or dried flower arrangements. Grow at the back of a border or as free-standing specimens.
Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in spring. Divide in spring.
Pests en: Trouble free.
Description ja:
Comment: S. America
Comment ja: パンパスグラス(pampas grass)
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show |