Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass,ichhu, paja brava, and paja ichu, is a grass endemic to Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, growing extensively in the Andean altiplano. It is used as fodder for livestock, principally South American camelids like the llama.
Ichu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.
Coordinates: 11°46′S 39°12′W / 11.767°S 39.200°W / -11.767; -39.200