| 词条 | Tussock grasslands of New Zealand |
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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.[1] Most of the plants referred to as tussocks are in the genera Carex, Chionochloa, Festuca, and Poa. What would be termed "herbfields" for European mountains, and bunchgrass meadows in North America, are referred to as tussock herbfields in New Zealand due to a dominance of this type of plant. Species of the genus Chionochloa dominate in these areas. The larger tussocks are called snow grass (or less commonly as snow tussocks) and may grow up to 2 metres in height. They grow slowly and some specimens are estimated to be several centuries old.[2] See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/grasslands/page-1|title=1. – Grasslands – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|date=|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-12-16}} 2. ^{{Cite book| publisher = Victoria University Press| isbn = 0-86473-047-0| pages = 264| last = Dawson| first = John| title = Forest Vines to Snow Tussocks: The Story of New Zealand Plants| location = Wellington [N.Z.]| date = 1988}} External links
6 : Ecoregions of New Zealand|Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands|Flora of the North Island|Grasses of New Zealand|Vegetation of New Zealand|Bunchgrasses of Australasia |
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