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Taxon:  Nassella tenuissima (Trin.) Barkworth



Summary
Genus:
Nassella
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Stipeae
Nomen number:
402094
Place of publication:
Taxon 39:612. 1990
Verified:
04/15/2004 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 tenuissima Trin.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Barkworth, M. E. & A. M. Torres. 2001. Distribution and diagnostic characters of Nassella (Poaceae: Stipeae). Taxon 50:458.
  3. Barkworth, M. E. 1990. Nassella (Gramineae, Stipeae): revised interpretation and nomenclatural changes. Taxon 39:597-614.
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. CONABIO. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad en Mexico. Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica (SIIT) (on-line resource).
  6. Gould, F. W. The grasses of Texas. 1975
  7. Henderson, L. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. 2001
  8. Henderson, M. et al. Declared weeds and alien invader plants in South Africa. Botanical Research Institute, bulletin 413. 1987
  9. Herrera-Arrieta, Y. Las Gramíneus de Durango. 2001
  10. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  11. Reyna, J. V. & M. E. Barkworth. 1994. El genero Nassella (Poaceae: Stipeae) en Mexico. Acta Bot. Mex. 26:73.
  12. Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
  13. 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
Argentine needlegrass –
fine-stem needlegrass –
white tussock –
Afrikaans
witpolgras –
Swedish
svansfjädergräs –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoAguascalientes 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTlaxcala 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRio Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucuman 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Cordoba, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Entre Rios, La Pampa, La Rioja, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman], Chile
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Henderson, M. et al. Declared weeds and alien invader plants in South Africa. Botanical Research Institute, bulletin 413. 1987
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=402094. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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