Jarava ichu

Jarava ichu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Jarava
Species:	J. ichu
Binomial name
	Jarava ichu; Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms
	Stipa ichu (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth ; Stipa jarava P.Beauv. ; Jarava arundinacea Willd. ex Steud. ; Jarava eriostachya (Kunth) Peñail. ; Jarava usitata Pers. ; Stipa eriostachya Kunth ; Stipa gynerioides Phil. ; Stipa ichu var. gynerioides (Phil.) Hack. ; Stipa ichu f. interrupta Hack. ; Stipa liebmannii E.Fourn.;

Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass, ichhu, paja brava, paja ichu, or simply ichu (Quechua for straw), is a grass species in the family Poaceae native to the Americas. It is found growing in a vast area: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Dominican Republic, Chile, and Argentina. It is a common grass of the Andean altiplano. It is used as fodder for livestock.