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Chionochloa australis
Also called Snow Tussock
Chionochloa australis, or carpet grass, is a species of grass, endemic to New Zealand. It is known as haumata or wī kura in Māori.
Chionochloa australis is known only from the South Island, where it grows in montane areas in herbfields and grasslands from Nelson to Canterbury.
Snow Tussock · Broad Leaved Snow Tussock · Broad Leaved Snow Tussock · Chionochloa howensis · Mid Ribbed Snow Tussock · Narrow Leaved Snow Tussock · Red tussock grass · Snow Grass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chionochloa australis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
