Nassella charruana

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Nassella charruana
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Nassella
Species:
N. charruana
Binomial name
Nassella charruana
(Arechav.) M.E.Barkworth
Synonyms[1]
  • Stipa charruana Arechav.
  • Stipa longicylindrica Kuntze

Nassella charruana, the lobed needle grass, is a species of bunchgrass in the family Poaceae, native to southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina, and introduced to Victoria, Australia.[1][2] As its synonym Stipa charruana it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Nassella charruana (Arechav.) M.E.Barkworth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ Faithfull, Ian; McLaren, David (August 1999). "Lobed needle grass, Keith Turnbull Research Institute, Frankston". Victorian Government Library Service. State of Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Stipa charruana". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.


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