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pampas grass
pampas grass any species of the genus Cortaderia, tall South American plants of the family Gramineae ( grass family) cultivated in warm climates for ornament. The common pampas grass ( C. argentea or selloana ) is a perennial with a cluster of long narrow drooping leaf blades. The male and female flowers are borne on separate plants; the ones which bear the female flowers have large, silvery, plumelike panicles which are sold for decorative purposes. Pampas grass is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Gramineae. |
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"pampas grass." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pampas grass." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-pampasgr.html "pampas grass." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-pampasgr.html |
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pampas grass
pampas grass Species of tall, reed-like grass native to South America and widely cultivated in warm parts of the world as a lawn ornamental. Female plants bear flower clusters, 91cm (3ft) tall, which are silvery and plume-like. Family Poaceae/Gramineae; species Cortaderia selloana.
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"pampas grass." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pampas grass." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-pampasgrass.html "pampas grass." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-pampasgrass.html |
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pampas grass
pam·pas grass / ˈpampəs/ • n. a tall South American grass (Cortaderia selloana) with silky flowering plumes, widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. |
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"pampas grass." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pampas grass." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pampasgrass.html "pampas grass." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pampasgrass.html |
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