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Nassella tenuissima
Also called Mexican Feather Grass, Pony Tails, Argentine Needle Grass, Argentine Needlegrass, Fine Stem Needlegrass, White Tussock, Finestem Tussockgrass
Nassella tenuissima is a species of grass known by the common names Mexican feathergrass, finestem needlegrass, fineleaved nassella, and Argentine needle-grass. It is native to the south-western United States, northern Mexico and Argentina. It is well-matched to climate in Australia and can be harmful to the Australian environment.
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.
Nodding needlegrass · Lobed Needle Grass · Nassella ibarrensis · Foothill needlegrass · Texas wintergrass · Nassella mexicana · Purple needlegrass · Serrated tussock · Green needlegrass · Needlegrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nassella tenuissima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
