*Cortaderia selloana (Schultes & Schultes f.) Ascherson & Graebner. Common name: Pampasgrass. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Barrier island marsh edges, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of South America.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Other Comments: This grass is a popular ornamental, sometimes escaping.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, HC, K1, K3, K4, Meso6, NcTx, RAB, SFla, WH3; = Cortaderia dioica (Spreng.) Speg.; = n/a – C
Links to other floras: = Cortaderia selloana - FNA25
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
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