''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

Etymology

The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and sometimes also to species of '' Erianthus'' and '' Saccharum ravennae''). The name of the genus is derived from the

Argentine Spanish Rioplatense Spanish (), also known as Rioplatense Castilian, is a variety of Spanish spoken mainly in and around the Río de la Plata Basin of Argentina and Uruguay. It is also referred to as River Plate Spanish or Argentine Spanish. It is the ...

word ''cortadera'', which in turn refers to the sharp serrations on the leaves. ''

Cortaderia jubata ''Cortaderia jubata'' is a species of grass known by several common names, including purple pampas grass and Andean pampas grass. It is similar to its more widespread relative, the pampas grass '' Cortaderia selloana'', but it can get quite a bi ...

'' and '' C. rudiuscula'' produce copious seed asexually.

Description

The species of ''Cortaderia'' are imposing tall grasses growing 1.5–3 m tall, with graceful white inflorescence plumes. They are in widespread use as ornamental plants. ; Species * ''

Cortaderia araucana ''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family. Etymology The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and som ...

'' Stapf - Chile, Argentina * ''

Cortaderia atacamensis ''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family. Etymology The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and ...

'' (Phil.) Pilg. - Chile, Argentina, Bolivia * ''

Cortaderia bifida ''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family. Etymology The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and som ...

'' Pilg. - Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia * '' Cortaderia boliviensis'' M.Lyle - Bolivia * ''

Cortaderia columbiana ''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family. Etymology The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and som ...

'' (Pilg.) Pilg. - Venezuela, Colombia * '' Cortaderia hapalotricha'' (Pilg.) Conert - Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia * ''

Cortaderia hieronymi ''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family. Etymology The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and ...

'' (Kuntze) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina * ''

'' (Lemoine ex Carrière) Stapf – Andean pampas grass - Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina; naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Oregon, California, Hawaii * '' Cortaderia modesta'' (Döll) Hack. ex Dusén - southern Brazil * '' Cortaderia nitida'' (Kunth) Pilg. - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru * '' Cortaderia peruviana'' (Hitchc.) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder - Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia * '' Cortaderia pilosa'' (d'Urv.) Hack. - Chile, Argentina, Falkland Islands * '' Cortaderia planifolia'' Swallen - Colombia, Peru * '' Cortaderia pungens'' Swallen - Colombia, Peru, Venezuela * '' Cortaderia roraimensis'' (N.E.Br.) Pilg. - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, northwestern Brazil * ''

Cortaderia rudiuscula ''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family. Etymology The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and som ...

'' Stapf - Andes of Chile, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia * '' Cortaderia selloana'' (Schult. & Schult.f.) Asch. & Graebn. – pampas grass - Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia; naturalized in parts of northern South America, Mesoamerica, West Indies, southern USA, Australia, New Zealand, Mediterranean Basin, etc. * '' Cortaderia sericantha'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - Colombia, Peru * '' Cortaderia speciosa'' (Nees) Stapf - Chile, Argentina, Bolivia * ''

Cortaderia vaginata ''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family. Etymology The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and som ...

'' Swallen - southern Brazil ; formerly included see '' Austroderia

Chionochloa ''Chionochloa'' is a genus of tussock grass in the family Poaceae, found primarily in New Zealand with one known species in New Guinea and another on Lord Howe Island (part of Australia). Some of the species are referred to as snowgrass. Most of ...

Chusquea ''Chusquea'' is a genus of evergreen bamboos in the grass family. Most of them are native to mountain habitats in Latin America, from Mexico to southern Chile and Argentina. They are sometimes referred to as South American mountain bamboos. Unl ...

Phragmites''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q941632 Danthonioideae Bunchgrasses of North America Bunchgrasses of South America Poaceae genera