Nassella viridula

Nassella viridula

Nassella viridula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Stipeae
Genus: Nassella
Species: Nassella viridula

Name

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth, Taxon 39: 612 (1990)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Stipa viridula Trin. in Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1: 67 (1836)
• Heterotypic
  • Stipa nuttalliana Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 643 (1841)
  • Stipa parviflora Nutt. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 643 (1841), pro syn.
  • Stipa sparta Hook. in Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 2: 237 (1839), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Yukon Regionalː Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regionalː Southwestern USA California Regionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico Introduced into: New York References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Barkworth, (1990). Taxon; Official News Bulletin of the International Society for Plant Taxonomy. Utrecht 39:612.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.  [Cited as Stipa viridula.]
• (2019). https://doi.org/10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. epublication

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Nassella viridula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Nassella viridula. Published online. Accessed: January 24 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nassella viridula in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• العربية: عذم أخضر
• English: green needlegrass
• español: zacate aguja verde
• ไทย: หญ้าเข็มมรกต
• 中文: 绿针茅

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