Poaceae
Cortaderia

Cortaderia speciosa (Nees) Stapf

First published in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 22: 396 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to NW. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 [Meyen] [s.n.] Chile K000308155 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Ball, J. [s.n.] Chile K000308161 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Renvoize, S.A.; Flores, G. [5247] Bolivia K000709833 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Buchtien, O. [507] Bolivia K000709831 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Buchtien, O. [507] Bolivia K000709830 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Philippi, R.A. [s.n.] Chile K000709875 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Hunziker, J.H. [1848] Argentina K000709872 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Fischer, W. [237] Argentina K000709874 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R.; Laegaard, S.; Soreng, R.J.; Rojas-Ponce. F. [12766] Bolivia K000709832 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [11805] Bolivia K000709824 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Flores, G.; Peca, C. [5272] Bolivia K000709819 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Flores, G.; Peca, C. [5272] Bolivia K000709818 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [2656] Bolivia K000709828 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [11810] Bolivia K000709820 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Laegaard, S. [13082] Bolivia K000709822 Yes
Renvoize, S. [4582] Bolivia K000709829 Yes
Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G.; Bizzarri, P. [7348] Argentina K000709873 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Laegaard, S.; Annable, C.R. [12725] Bolivia K000709823 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R.; Laegaard, S.; Soreng, R.J.; Rojas-Ponce, F. [12823] Bolivia K000709825 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R.; Laegaard, S.; Soreng, R.J.; Rojas-Ponce, F. [12823] Bolivia K000709826 Yes
Renvoize, S.A., Cope, T.A.; Beck, S. [3813] Bolivia K000709827 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Laegaard, S. [13128] Bolivia K000709821 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0