Cortaderia echinata (all from Peterson 21587). A habitat on bare rock slabs B habit, forming a vegetable hedgehog C inflorescence D spikelet, somewhat squashed (all very compact in the inflorescence) E glumes F floret package, with three florets, note long lemma indumentum G palea with sparse indumentum on the lateral palea flaps. A and B were photographed by Paul Peterson and Robert Soreng.

 
 
  Part of: Testoni D, Linder HP (2017) Synoptic taxonomy of Cortaderia Stapf (Danthonioideae, Poaceae). PhytoKeys 76: 39-69. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.76.10808