About Jarava ichu Ruiz & Pav.
Jarava ichu (Ruiz & Pav.), commonly called Peruvian feathergrass, ichhu, paja brava, paja ichu, or just ichu — ichu is Quechua for straw — is a grass species belonging to the family Poaceae, and it is native to the Americas. It grows across a large region that includes Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and Argentina. It is a widespread common grass in the Andean altiplano, and it is used as fodder for livestock. Under its taxonomic synonym Stipa ichu, this plant has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
