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Nomenclature
Previously grown as Nassella tenuissima.
The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database, (2016), available at www.rhs.org.uk https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/58857/i-Stipa-tenuissima-i/Details?returnurl=%2fplants%2fsearch-results%3fcontext%3db%25253D0%252526hf%25253D10%252526l%25253Den%252526q%25253DNassella%25252Btenuissima%252526s%25253Ddesc%25252528plant_merged%25252529%252526sl%25253Dplants%26s%3dasc(plant_botanical_sort)%26query%3dNassella%2btenuissima%26form-mode%3dtrue%26aliaspath%3d%252fplants%252fsearch-results
Previously grown as Stipa tenuissima.
Plants of the World online, Kew Science https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:281184-2
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Nassella tenuissima (Trin.) Barkworth
Family: POACEAEGenus: Nassella
Species: tenuissima (Trin.) Barkworth
Common names: Mexican Feather Grass
Distribution summary: S.C. U.S.A., Mexico, Argentina, Chile
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: North America (A), Display bed (R)
Reason for growing: Other use