Kōrero: Grasslands

Curled snow tussock (1 o 4)

Curled snow tussock

These curled snow tussocks (Chionochloa teretifolia) are growing on the slopes of Mt Burns, Hunter Mountains in Fiordland National Park. The species is endemic (found only in New Zealand), and grows in the Southern Alps from Canterbury to Fiordland and Stewart Island.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10060776

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Alan F. Mark, 'Grasslands - Types of tussock', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13352/curled-snow-tussock (accessed 7 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Alan F. Mark, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007