Chionochloa pallens Zotov is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Chionochloa pallens Zotov

Chionochloa pallens Zotov

Mid-ribbed snow tussock (Chionochloa pallens) is an endemic New Zealand tall grass species with pink inflorescences.

Family
Genus
Chionochloa
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Chionochloa pallens Zotov

Chionochloa pallens, commonly called mid-ribbed snow tussock, is a grass species that is endemic to New Zealand. This is a tall grass species that produces pink inflorescences. Descriptions of the Chionochloa pallens nominate subspecies specifically note that the subspecies is stout. The species can be found on both the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand.

Photo: (c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alice Shanks · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Chionochloa

More from Poaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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