Mexican feathergrass

Nassella tenuissima

Schedule 2 Restricted Matter

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)

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

Leaf arrangement:Simple
Leaf form:Basal
Brown
Green

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

Control Methods