Nassella charruana

Nassella charruana
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
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
	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

^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "Stipa charruana". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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[948379-1-1] "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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