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Chionochloa pallens
Chionochloa pallens, or mid-ribbed snow tussock, is a species of grass in the Poaceae family and is endemic to New Zealand. It is a tall species with a pink inflorescence. However, descriptions of the nominate subspecies note that it is stout. It is found on both the North and South Island.
C. pallens is endemic to New Zealand, and is found in alpine areas of the North Island from south of the Raukūmara Range, and in alpine areas of the South Island.
Snow Tussock · Carpet Grass · Broad Leaved Snow Tussock · Broad Leaved Snow Tussock · Chionochloa howensis · Narrow Leaved Snow Tussock · Red tussock grass · Snow Grass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chionochloa pallens 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.
