Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cortaderia selloana
FAMILY
Poaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Pampas Grass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cortaderia selloana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cortaderia selloana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Cortaderia selloana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-03-001:
Cortaderia selloana FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cortaderia selloana
COMMON NAME:
Pampasgrass
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John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_1603115
Month Unknown
Flower plumes light violet to silvery white, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387237
Month Unknown
Leaves are blue-green and the tips are bristled and curled, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID, USDA APHIS ITP, B bug_5471968
Month Unknown
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D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID, USDA APHIS ITP, B bug_5471970
Month Unknown
Spikelets 2-3 flowered, pistillate silky with long hairs, staminate naked, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cortaderia selloana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cortaderia selloana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cortaderia selloana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Cortaderia selloana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-03-001:
Cortaderia selloana
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cortaderia selloana
2522
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Barrier island marsh edges, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: South America
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins usually serrulate (and sharp enough to cut skin)
LEAVES:
Simple
Primarily basal
FLOWER:
Fall
Flower plumes light violet to silvery white
Unisexual
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Fall
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p357
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p189
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