Taxon:  Cortaderia selloana (Schult. & Schult. f.) Asch. & Graebn.



Summary
Genus:
Cortaderia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Danthonioideae
Tribe:
Danthonieae
Nomen number:
11618
Place of publication:
Syn. mitteleur. Fl. 2(1):325.  1900
Verified:
07/06/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Arundo selloana Schult. & Schult. f.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cortaderia argentea (Nees) Stapf

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Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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  10. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
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  12. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
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Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English pampas grass 1 Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Afrikaans pampasgras 2 Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Afrikaans silwergras 2 Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
French herbe de la pampa 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1326.
German Pampasgras 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1326.
Portuguese (Brazil) cana-dos-pampas 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) capim-dos-pampas 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) capim-penacho 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) cortadeira 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) paina 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) penacho 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) pluma 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedish pampasgräs 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParana 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang 
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape 
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslands.e.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australias.e.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItalySardinia 
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileJuan Fernandez 
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Jiangsu, Zhejiang]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Libya, Tunisia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Western Cape]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Reunion
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Georgia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland (s.e.), South Australia (s.e.), Tasmania, Victoria]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy [Sardinia], Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon, Washington]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
  • REGION: United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile [Juan Fernandez]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodderin New ZealandHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Environmentalerosion control Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Weedpotential seed contaminant Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weedpotential seed contaminant Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weedpotential seed contaminant Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=11618. Accessed 8 May 2024.