Mazhar Botanic Garden

Nassella tenuissima (Trin.) Barkworth

Mexican feather grass Mexican needle grass pony tails Silky thread grass

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000730
English name: Mexican feather grass, Mexican needle grass, pony tails, Silky thread grass
Arabic name: ناسيلا ، استيبا
Native: Mexico , Texas, Argentina
Country: Argentina Mexico
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Evergreen herbaceous perennial bunch grass clumbing 40-90 cm tall with equal spread leaves narrow 15- 35 cm  tall, in length They are rolled inward very tightly so that they appear as thin wiry filaments very fine texture

Ornamental. border. landscape.

Stipa tenuissima Trin

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Texture: Chalk Clay Dry Enriched soil Rocky  Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, division
Flowering time: Winter- spring
Zone: 7 : 11
pH range: 5.5- 7.0

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