| Collector | Laegaard, S. |
| Number | 18858 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Along road to Fierro Urcu, ca10 km from main road Loja-Saraguro |
| Coordinates | 3° 33' S 79° 15' |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3400 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3400 |
| Start date | 1998/06/08 |
| End date | 1998/06/08 |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Identification | Cortaderia nitida (Kunth)Pilg. |
| Determined by | Laegaard, S. (AAU), 2000. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Slope with seeping water, in scrub with Rumex tulmensis. Big tussock, culms ca 1.5 m. Female plant. |