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Taxon:  Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth



Summary
Genus:
Nassella
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Stipeae
Nomen number:
402095
Place of publication:
Taxon 39:612. 1990
Verified:
04/15/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Stipa viridula Trin.

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Reference(s)
  1. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995 Note: CRC Press. Revised version of AH 170
  2. Barkworth, M. E. & A. M. Torres. 2001. Distribution and diagnostic characters of Nassella (Poaceae: Stipeae). Taxon 50:459. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
  3. Barkworth, M. E. 1990. Nassella (Gramineae, Stipeae): revised interpretation and nomenclatural changes. Taxon 39:597-614. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
  4. Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
  5. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  6. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Common names
English
feather bunchgrass –
green needlegrass –
Portuguese (Brazil)
flechilha –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansasn.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territorys.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (n.w.), Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territory (s.w.)]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
Economic Uses
Animal food
Environmental
erosion control (fide Grass VarUSA) –


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