This plant is a weed of national significance. Chilean needle grass grows in tussocks and produces spiky seeds. It takes over pastures and injures animals.
Nassella neesiana is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast
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Maps
Albury ANU Baldessin Precinct Aranda Bushland Australian National University Bass Gardens Park, Griffith Callum Brae Central Molonglo City Renewal Authority Area Eight Mile Creek Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor Gordon Pond Griffith Woodland Haig Park Hill Reserve Hughes Garran Woodland Hughes Grassy Woodland Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby Isabella Pond Jarramlee-West MacGregor Grasslands Kama Lake Burley Griffin West Lyneham Ridge Lyneham Wetland Molonglo River Reserve Mount Ainslie Mount Jerrabomberra QP Mount Majura Mount Mugga Mugga Mulligans Flat Namadgi National Park National Arboretum Forests O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands Pine Island to Point Hut Point Hut Pond Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek Stirling Park Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South Sullivans Creek, Turner The Fair, Watson Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Wanniassa Hill Yambulla State ForestPlaces
Ainslie, ACT Evatt, ACT Fyshwick, ACT Hackett, ACT Lyneham, ACT O'Malley, ACT Phillip, ACT Symonston, ACT Throsby, ACT Watson, ACT Whitlam, ACT