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pampas grass

Cortaderia selloana

Flowering time May-July
Habitat Disturbed, open soil of wastelots, abandoned fields, and roadsides at low elevations, often near coast.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, in scattered states eastward to Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Introduced from central South America
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
C. jubata
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