Poaceae
Argentinian quila
Chusquea quila
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Chusquea
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Common names
By language (7)
- Catalan
- Quila
- Chinese
- 鹅毛丘竹
- English
- Argentinian quila, Chilean weeping bamboo
- Esperanto
- Kvilo
- Hebrew
- חזרן צ'ילה
- Quechua
- Niwa, Kila suru
- Spanish
- Gynerium quila, Quila
Synonyms
- Arundo quila Molina
- Chusquea longipila E.G.Camus
- Chusquea parviflora Phil.
- Chusquea parvifolia Phil.
- Chusquea pubescens Steud.
- Chusquea quila var. laxiflora É.Desv.
- Chusquea quila var. longipila E.G.Camus
- Chusquea quila var. quila
- Coliquea quila (Molina) Steud. ex Bibra
- Cortaderia quila (Molina) Stapf
- Moorea quila (Molina) Stapf
- Nastus prolifer Desv.
- Nastus quila (Kunth) Schult.f.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alfonso Benítez-Mora, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: nitsuga74, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pato Novoa from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pato Novoa from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruno Avilez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pato Novoa from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.