The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is approved by the Federal Highway Administrator. as the National Standard in accordance with Title 23 U.S. Code, Sections 109(d), 114(a), 217, 315, and 402(a), 23 CFR 655, and 49 CFR 1.48(b)(8), 1.48(b)(33), and 1.48(c)(2).
The dominant vegetation types are grassy prairie and grass steppe in which numerous species of the grass genus Stipa are particularly conspicuous. Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) is an iconic species of the Pampas. Vegetation typically includes perennial grasses and herbs.
Growing tips. The natural habitat of Cortaderia selloana is the South American plains, known as the pampas, where it's the premier wild grass. It is remarkably tough and adaptable but prefers an open, sunny spot with good air circulation and fairly fertile, well-drained soil (it does not like it too wet).