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Taxon:  Nassella hyalina (Nees) Barkworth



Summary
Genus:
Nassella
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Stipeae
Nomen number:
402083
Place of publication:
Taxon 39:610. 1990
Verified:
04/14/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Stipa hyalina Nees

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Reference(s)
  1. Barkworth, M. E. & A. M. Torres. 2001. Distribution and diagnostic characters of Nassella (Poaceae: Stipeae). Taxon 50:455.
  2. Barkworth, M. E. 1990. Nassella (Gramineae, Stipeae): revised interpretation and nomenclatural changes. Taxon 39:597-614.
  3. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  4. Jacobs, S. W. L. & J. Everett. 1995. Austrostipa, a new genus, and new names for Australasian species formerly included in Stipa (Gramineae). Telopea 6:593.
  5. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. Catalogo de la familia Poaceae en la Republica Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47. 1994
Common names
English
spear grass –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFederal District 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucuman 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Federal District, La Pampa, Mendoza, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman], Uruguay
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=402083. Accessed 22 July 2025.


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