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Cortadera

Cortadera
Cortaderia selloana
Thesaurus : Cortaderia argentea, argenteum Gynerium
Cortaderia argentea "Roseum" Gynerium argenteum "Roseum"
The genus was named by Humboldt in honor of prominent German naturalist and botanist Sellow Friedrich (1789-1831) , who spent much of his time studying the flora South American as a member of scientific expeditions to the interior of Brazil and Uruguay. Family Poaceae

native of tropical America, distributed from southern Brazil to northern Patagonia. It was introduced in the U.S. and Europe and has naturalized in New Zealand.

Other names: Plumerillo; Duster / s; plume of pampas; tail fox Carrizo de La Pampa / Carrizo of the pampas, pampas grass / grass of the pampas, Cortaderia, Ginerio, Gimnerio; straw; Pampa grass (grass is grass in English, derived from the Latin crasus: fat, fat , regarding the use of various forage grasses which bear that name)
In Brazil: Capim-dos-pampas, Pen, Tufts-branco, Cortadeira, Cana-dos-pampas

Grass large-sized evergreen, with deep roots and thick, forming large clumps of long narrow leaves, rough to the touch and finely serrated margins. They are extremely sharp, a feature that determined their scientific names (Cortaderia) and vulgar (cortadera).
Valuable ornamental plants are very decorative and landscaping required for its silky, feathery inflorescences as tall and erect panicles terminal protruding from the foliage and stand with its striking creamy-white pearl (there is also pink flowers). Although sometimes it may reach or exceed 3 m, the approximate height is between three feet and a half. ornamental properties are concerned (gardening and landscaping), medicine (used in folk medicine in liver disease, kidney and hair tonic, febrifuge), craft and trade (the flowers are widely used in flower and decoration, usually dyed at Tufts different colors), industrial (Leaves used in the production of cellulose). prefer warm areas and grows well in full sun but adapts to part shade. is a rustic species and adaptable but prefers moist, well drained soil.
is grown from seeds or division of clumps. In some places it is reported as an invasive species and prohibits the sale to prevent the spread of these reasons.
In a study by the University of Cantabria on the invasiveness of Cortaderia selloana the author relates: "Cortaderia selloana is a South American grass that has invaded the coastal districts of Cantabria over the last fifteen years. Monitor its distribution shows that, although it has begun to be fought , continues its expansion along the lines of communication and in the most entropizadas . However, in less disturbed places and the most intensely worked (lawns, gardens ...) colonizing ability is limited and the existing population appears to have stabilized. "
In analyzing the situation in other countries indicate: " Introduced as an ornamental in several countries since the nineteenth century appears habitualmemte in gardening catalogs and is frequently used by their prominence, ease of cultivation and longevity. It is, in fact, a plant from which those responsible for the "environment" of many populations still bragging and has good image among the general public. However cortadera , which is now considered as one of the greatest potential invasive plants in the world, has acquired the status of plague in almost tododos coastal states of the United States, breaking even within some large national parks ...." (Codron García, Juan Carlos: "Tracking the invasion of Cortaderia selloana (Sch.Sch.) Asch. & Graeber. in Cantabria " Department of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Cantabria)

Calle Rioja 500/600, Resistencia (Chaco, Argentina)

In San Luis (Argentina) is the town called Cortaderas (Department Chacabuco) , whose designation comes from the abundance of the grass called cortadera (Cortaderia selloana) plumes of beautiful shimmer.