Details of genus: Cortaderia Stapf. [927]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Pampas grass, Tussock grass
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pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Poaceae
family_ja: イネ
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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)
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show |