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red tussock grass (Chionochloa rubra)

Chionochloa rubra is an NZ native tussock. It forms dense, arching reddish-bronze foliage, vivid when cool. Thrives in subalpine/alpine zones, grows over a meter tall.

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Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classLiliopsida
  • orderPoales
  • familyPoaceae
  • genusChionochloa
  • speciesChionochloa rubra