Scientific Name:
Nassella tenuissima
Pronunciation:
nuh-SELL-uh ten-you-ISS-ih-muh
Common Name:
narrow feather grass, Mexican feather grass, angel hair grass
Family Name:
Poaceae
Plant Type:
Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, filiform (very narrow), 20-70cm long x 0.2-1mm wide, upright, arching, bright green; turning straw coloured in fall; panicle of 50-100 spikelets with 1 fertile floret each; grains 2-3mm long with a white hair-like twisted awl 3-5cm long.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Mexico, South America, U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Winter dry, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Brown
Shapes:
Filiform
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Green
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Grain (caryopsis)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Rust (Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (ONW) Overpass North side West