''Nassella trichotoma'', the serrated tussock, is a type of
bunchgrass
Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perenni ...
plant, native in
Argentina
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,
Uruguay
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,
Chile
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, and
Peru
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.
It is on the list of
Weeds of National Significance
Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) is a list of the most problematic plant species in Australia
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in Australia, reducing the productivity of pasture and creating a fire hazard. In many states, landowners are required by law to keep their land free of this plant.
In New Zealand is classed as an unwanted organism by Biosecurity New Zealand
and is under strict control regimes by some of the
regional councils.
See also
* ''
Nassella tenuissima
''Nassella tenuissima'' is a species of grass known by the common names Mexican feathergrass,McLaren D, Whattam M, Blood K, Stajsic V, Hore R. 1999. Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima): a potential disaster for Australia, 12th Australian ...
'', a weed of similar appearance that has also been recorded in Australia
References
Weeds Australia - Weed Identification - Serrated TussockInvasive Species - serrated tussock grass. Cyperales > Poaceae > Nassella trichotoma Hackel ex Arech.
External links
Weeds Australia - Weeds of National Significance
- Serrated Tussock
Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party
trichotoma
Bunchgrasses of South America
Grasses of Argentina
Flora of Argentina
Flora of Chile
Flora of Peru
Flora of Uruguay
Taxa named by Eduard Hackel
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