Peruvian Feathergrass, Stipa ichu (Jarava ichu), Poaceae. South and Central Americas, Mexico.

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Peruvian Feathergrass, Stipa ichu (Jarava ichu), Poaceae. South and Central Americas, Mexico. Stipa ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feather grass ichu, paja brava, and paja ichu, is a grass endemic to Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, growing extensively in the Andean altiplano. It is used as fodder for livestock, principally South American camelids like the llama.

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