Tussock grassland
Tussock grassland is a form of open grassland that is dominated by tussock grasses (also called bunchgrasses). It is common in some temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregions of the Southern Hemisphere. Tussock grasslands are usually typified by low rainfall and poor soils in which few plants other than hardy tussock grasses can flourish. They are predominantly populated by tufted grasses of the genera Agrostis, Andropogon, Chionochloa, Deschampsia, Festuca, Koeleria, Pentameris and Poa. The grasslands are found in New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, temperate areas of southern and eastern Africa, and some subantarctic islands.
See also[]
- Tussock Grassland (Tanzania)
- Tussock grasslands of New Zealand
External links[]
- Otago University, Department of Biology: The Conservation Status of NZ's Indigenous Tussock Grasslands
- Te Ara:The encyclopedia of New Zealand: Tussock grasslands
- Science Direct: Tussock Grassland
Categories:
- Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
- Grasslands of Argentina
- Grasslands of Australia
- Grasses of New Zealand
- Grasslands of South Africa
- Bunchgrasses of Africa
- Bunchgrasses of Australasia
- Bunchgrasses of South America
- Ecoregion stubs