Status: Native
Synonyms:
Cortaderia dioica Speg.
Arundo dioeca Spreng.
Arundo dioica Spreng.
Arundo kila Spreng. ex Steud.
Arundo selloana Schult. & Schult. f.
Cortaderia argentea (Nees) Stapf
Gynerium argenteum Nees
Gynerium dioicum (Spreng.) Dallière
Gynerium purpureum Carrière
Moorea argentea (Nees) Lem.
Gynerium argenteum var. argenteum Nees
Pampas grass is a large, popular ornamental grass that has escaped and become naturalized in parts of California. In the Gila region, it is found in yards and does not yet appear to have escaped. The leaves have sharp teeth on the lamina and margins and can cut skin. The spikelet consists of long but thin and translucent glumes that subtend multiple florets. This specimen is from the west side of Harlan Hall at Western New Mexico University.
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Cortaderia selloana, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City, Western New Mexico University, West side of Harlan Hall, October 12, 2022
Cortaderia selloana, photomicrograph of spikelet dissected to show glumes, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City, Western New Mexico University, West side of Harlan Hall, October 12, 2022
Cortaderia selloana, photomicrograph of leaf cross section, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City, Western New Mexico University, West side of Harlan Hall, October 12, 2022
Cortaderia selloana, photomicrograph of hairy ligule, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City, Western New Mexico University, West side of Harlan Hall, October 12, 2022
Cortaderia selloana, photomicrograph of dagger-like teeth on leaf margin and hiding in lamina, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City, Western New Mexico University, West side of Harlan Hall, October 12, 2022
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