Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Rank Species | Order Poales Genus Chionochloa | |
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Similar Chionochloa, Chionochloa rubra, Chionochloa flavicans, Coprosma rugosa, Austroderia richardii | ||
Chionochloa flavescens, known as Broad-leaved snow tussock or haumata in Māori. Endemic to New Zealand, there are several different sub species that look very similar. The leaves which are up to one centimetre wide is larger than most tussocks similar to it. The flower-plumes of about 30 cm appear around December/January and are quite open compared to C. conspicua and C. flavicans.
Sub Species
The four sub species are ssp. flavescens, ssp. brevis, ssp. hirta and ssp. lupeola. The most commonly cultivated form is ssp. brevis from the South Island.
References
Chionochloa flavescens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA