Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana)

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Cortaderia selloana, commonly known as Pampas Grass, is a tall grass native to southern South America, including the pampas after which it is named, and Patagonia. Pampas Grass is a tall grass, growing in dense tussocks that can reach a height of 3 m ( ft) . The leaves are evergreen, long and slender, 1–2 m ( to ft) long and 1 cm broad, and have very sharp edges (so they should be handled with care). The leaves are usually bluish-green, but can be silvery grey. The flowers are produced in a dense white panicle 20–40 cm ( - inches) long on a 2–3 m ( - ft) tall stem. It was named by Alexander von Humboldt in 1818, after the German botanist and naturalist Friedrich Sellow, who studied the flora of South America, especially that of Brazil.

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