Biology:Nassella charruana

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Nassella

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. 1.0 1.1 "Nassella charruana (Arechav.) M.E.Barkworth". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:948379-1. 
  2. Faithfull, Ian; McLaren, David (August 1999). "Lobed needle grass, Keith Turnbull Research Institute, Frankston". State of Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment. https://www.vgls.vic.gov.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/1281055/0. 
  3. "Stipa charruana". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/353703/stipa-charruana/details. 

Wikidata ☰ Q21310702 entry