Mexican feather grass, a pest species closely related to nassella tussock, was formerly sold in nurseries as an endangered species of native poa tussock. Now classified as a national plant pest it should be removed from gardens.
ROD SMART
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Forest and Bird, Issue 312, 1 May 2004, Page 7
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39Mexican feather grass, a pest species closely related to nassella tussock, was formerly sold in nurseries as an endangered species of native poa tussock. Now classified as a national plant pest it should be removed from gardens. ROD SMART Forest and Bird, Issue 312, 1 May 2004, Page 7
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