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Kōrero: Grasslands

Narrow-leaved snow tussock

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Narrow-leaved snow tussock

Growing here in Takahē Valley, Fiordland, the western subspecies of narrow-leaved snow tussock (Chionochloa rigida amara) is found in the Southern Alps south of around 43°S. There are also two recognised subspecies. Fiordland has the highest tussock biodiversity in New Zealand – one area has 10 species of Chionochloa.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10054861

by Peter Morrison

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Alan F. Mark, Grasslands – Types of tussock, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13353/narrow-leaved-snow-tussock (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Alan F. Mark, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.