Cortaderia selloana

Pampas grass
	Inflorescences
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Cortaderia
Species:	C. selloana
Binomial name
	Cortaderia selloana; (Schult. & Schult.f.) Asch. & Graebn.
Synonyms
	Arundo kila Spreng. ex Steud.; Arundo selloana Schult. & Schult.f.; Cortaderia argentea (Nees) Stapf; Gynerium argenteum Nees; Gynerium dioicum Dallière; Gynerium purpureum Carrière; Moorea argentea (Nees) Lem.

Cortaderia selloana is a species of flowering plant in the Poaceae family. It is referred to by the common name pampas grass, and is native to southern South America, including the Pampas region after which it is named. It is widely distributed throughout the world as a cultivated ornamental and an invasive species.

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