Agrostis nebulosa
Common name
cloud grass
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
Brief 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
Distribution
Collected as a wild plant in grounds of Massey University, Palmerston North in 1961 (AK 216331)
Flower colours
Green
Extant collections
AK 216331, A.E. Esler 14 Feb 1961
Year naturalised
1961
Origin
Portugal, Spain
Reason for introduction
Possible accidental seed contaminant
Etymology
agrostis: Greek name for a kind of grass
nebulosa: From the Latin nebulosus ‘clouded’, when the colours are unequally blended