Tussock grasslands of New Zealand

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.

Most of the plants referred to as tussocks are in the genera Chionochloa, Festuca, and Poa,[1] also Carex.

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.

The larger tussocks are called snow grass (or less commonly snow tussocks) and may grow up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in height.

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Tussock near Mount Ngauruhoe on the Central Plateau
Exclusion plot on Island Saddle in the South Island. The enclosure prevents herbivory by introduced mammals resulting in a higher recruitment of tussocks within the plot.