Nassella tenuissima

Nassella tenuissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Nassella
Species:
N. tenuissima
Binomial name
Nassella tenuissima
Synonyms[1]
  • Stipa cirrosa E.Fourn.
  • Stipa geniculata Phil.
  • Stipa mendocina Phil.
  • Stipa oreophila Speg.
  • Stipa subulata E.Fourn.
  • Stipa tenuissima Trin.

Nassella tenuissima is a species of grass known by the common names Mexican feathergrass,[2] finestem needlegrass,[3] fineleaved nassella,[4] and Argentine needle-grass.[5] It is native to the south-western United States, northern Mexico[4] and Argentina.[5] It is well-matched to climate in Australia and can be harmful to the Australian environment.[6]

It is still widely referenced in botanical and horticultural literature under its synonym Stipa tenuissima, and has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit under that name. [7]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 29 December 2016
  2. ^ McLaren D, Whattam M, Blood K, Stajsic V, Hore R. 1999. Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima): a potential disaster for Australia, 12th Australian Weeds Conference, 12–16 September, Hobart, Tasmania, 658–62.
  3. ^ Nassella tenuissima. USDA PLANTS Profile.
  4. ^ a b Barkworth, M. Nassella tenuissima. In: Barkworth et al. (eds.), Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
  5. ^ a b Stace, Clive (2010). New Flora of the British Isles (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 994. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.
  6. ^ McLaren, David; Stajsic, Val; Iaconis, Linda (2004). "The distribution, impacts and identification of exotic stipoid grasses in Australia" (PDF). Plant Protection Quarterly. 19 (2). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Stipa tenuissima". RHS. Retrieved 11 September 2020.