The eponymous Pampas grass is found in that South American grassland, while the equally eponymous Veldtgrass (Ehrharta calycina) is from South Africa, and in the New Zealand tussock grasslands, Chionochloa is common.

同名的潘帕斯草生长在南美草原，同名的草原草（Ehrharta calycina）则产于南非，而在新西兰的草丛草原上，Chionochloa 则很常见。