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Family: poaceae
Common name(s): silky thread grass; Mexican feather grass
Synonym(s): Stipa tenuissima
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5~7 - 9~11 
General resources
Links for Nassella tenuissima
- BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses.
 (1 photo). Also a page for 'Pony Tails'.
- Central Texas Gardener - Plant of the week profile with photo and cultural information. (1 photo)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 7-10) (20 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 5) (8 photos)
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 7-11) (1 photo)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (2 varieties in database) (6 photos)
- Heritage Perennials - Profile with description and horticultural details. (zone 6-9) (1 photo)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (12 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 7-10) (7 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 5b-10a) (3 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information. Also a page for another instance.
- Plant Delights Nursery - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (1 photo)
- Rainy Side Gardeners - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary. (zone 7-11) (1 photo)
- Rob's Plants - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. Also seed germination records. (zone 6-10)
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