Tussock grasslands form expansive and distinctive landscapes in the South Island and, to a lesser extent, in the Central Plateau region of the North Island of New Zealand. Most of the …

Narrow-leaved snow tussock (C. rigida) is found in the south-western South Island, but is more widespread east of the main divide, along with slim snow tussock (C. macra). These two are …

New Zealand’s native grasslands are dominated by tussocks – grasses that have a clumping growth form, with stems fanning up and outward from a central bunch. This growth form helps …

Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a …

The effects of burning, cutting and fertiliser on narrow-leaved snow tussock (Chionochloa rigida (Raoul) Zotov) at a midaltitude site in Canterbury, New Zealand. N.Z. J. agric. Res. 6: 354–67. …

Often the dominant of tussock grassland, also found within shallow bogs or fringing the margins of deeper bogs and small ponds, tarns and slow flowing streams. Occasionally in canopy gaps in …

The tussock grasses include grass species of Chionochloa, Festuca and Poa and some Carex sedges. Grasses of the genus Chionochloa dominate New Zealand’s tussocklands. For more …

Tussock grassland is a form of open grassland that is dominated by tussock grasses (also called bunchgrasses). It is common in some temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands …

The main plants in New Zealand’s native grasslands are tussocks – grasses that grow in the form of a clump. The tussock shape protects the plant, and helps it survive fire and drought. Short …

Wherever it is too dry, cold, wet or rocky for trees to prosper—as at Lake Heron, in inland Canterbury—expect to find tussock. It is as intrinsic to the high country as sand is to Ninety …