Agrostis nebulosa
Common names
cloud grass
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Grasses
Simplified description
“A lovely little ornamental annual grass which produces light and airy clusters of tiny flowers throughout summer. As the name suggests these flower clusters look like soft nebulous clouds that billow from the bed creating pockets of soft movement.” http://www.plantadvice.co.uk/plants/grasses-and-bamboos/agrostis-nebulosa/2574
Flower colours
Green
Distribution
Collected as a wild plant in grounds of Massey University, Palmerston North in 1961 (AK 216331).
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1961
Origin
Portugal, Spain
Reason for introduction
Possible accidental seed contaminant
Other information
Collection note
Collected by A.E. Esler 14 Feb 1961 (held at Auckland Museum (AK)).
Etymology
agrostis: Greek name for a kind of grass
nebulosa: From the Latin nebulosus ‘clouded’, when the colours are unequally blended