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Story: Shrublands

Tussock–shrubland, Blue Mountains, West Otago

Tussock–shrubland, Blue Mountains, West Otago

A mosaic of tussock grass and turpentine shrub (Dracophyllum uniflorum) grows above a ground cover of moss on the exposed upper slopes of the Blue Mountains, Southland.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10050310

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Shrublands', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
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