Nassella tenuissima
Argentine Needle Grass, Argentine Needlegrass
Other regional names: Fine Stem Needlegrass +1 more
- Fine Stem Needlegrass
- Finestem Tussockgrass
Also known as: Stipa cirrosa E.Fourn. +12 more
- Stipa cirrosa E.Fourn.
- Stipa cirrosa E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
- Stipa geniculata Phil.
- Stipa mendocina Phil.
- Stipa oreophila Speg.
- Stipa subulata E.Fourn.
- Stipa subulata E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
- Stipa tenuissima f. colorata F.A.Roig
- Stipa tenuissima f. nana Parodi
- Stipa tenuissima Trin.
- Stipa tenuissima var. oreophila (Speg.) Speg.
- Stipa tenuissima var. planicola Speg.
- Stipa tenuissima var. tenuissima
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Nassella tenuissima (commonly known as Argentine Needle-grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southern South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Colorado, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, California, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Spain, Switzerland, Tasmania, Victoria