Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass,[3] ichhu, paja brava, paja ichu, or simply ichu (Quechua for straw),[4] is a grass species in the family Poaceae native to the Americas.

It is found growing in a vast area: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Dominican Republic, Chile, and Argentina.

[2] It is a common grass of the Andean altiplano.

Under the synonym Stipa ichu, it has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

[5] This Pooideae article is a stub.