Calflora: Nassella formicarum

Nassella formicarum (Del.) Barkworth

tropical tussockgrass

Nassella formicarum, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

Elevation:	between 0 and 656 feet
Family:	POACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Nassella found in California.

Name Status:

Accepted by JM93
TJM2: accepted name:		Stipa manicata
PLANTS: accepted name:		Nassella manicata

NOTE: Nassella formicarum is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

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Distribution by County:

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

Sonoma: 4 / 1 CCH

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Nassella formicarum from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)