Latin name: Cortaderia selloana (Schultes) Asch. &
  Graebner
  Pronunciation: kor-ta-DEER-ee-a sel-oh-AY-na

  Common name: Pampasgrass
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Disturbed areas below 1000', Orange County
  and cultivated widely, native to e. South America

  Blooming period: Late summer and fall
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Cortaderia
  2) selloana
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