Mexican feathergrass
Nassella tenuissima
Biosecurity Queensland must be contacted within 24 hours of sighting, call: 13 25 23.
family
Poaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Category 2, 3, 4, 5 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)
Cat 2 Must be reported to Biosecurity inspector or authorised person. Cat 3 Must not be distributed, Cat4 Must not be moved Cat 5 Must not be possessed or kept under your control.
Common names
Mexican feathergrass, Angel hair grass, Angel's hair, Fine-stem needle grass, Finestem tussockgrass, Pony tails, Texas tussock grass.
Biosecurity Queensland must be contacted within 24 hours 13 25 23., Biosecurity Queensland Must attend site before any control measure is administered, advice will be provided to the land holder at this time., A tufted long-lived grass with upright growing 25-70 cm tall. Its linear leaves are very slender (less than 1 mm wide). Its seed-head is an open but slender branched panicle (10-30 cm long) with many flower spikelets that are borne singly. These flower spikelets (5-11 mm long) are elongated in shape and topped with a very long awn (50-90 mm long).the mature seed has a ring of tiny hairs (0.2-0.3 mm long) where the bent and twisted awn attaches to the top of the seed
Impact
Impact
Mexican feathergrass (Nassella tenuissima) is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria and as a potential environmental weed in other parts of southern Australia. It was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in at least one Natural Resource Management region.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Mexican feathergrass (Nassella tenuissima) is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria and as a potential environmental weed in other parts of southern Australia. It was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in at least one Natural Resource Management region.