tussock
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It revealed that prime night parrot habitat in Queensland consisted of areas of tussock grass called triodia that had been long untouched by fire, and close to water sources and seed-rich floodplains.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022
The white hickory tussock moth caterpillar has been spotted in the central part of the state, according to KDKA.
From Fox News • Nov. 1, 2018
The hilly outcrop covered in golden tussock and native trees boasts uninterrupted views, across sometime placid waters, of New Zealand’s snow-capped Southern Alps.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2017
The endemic Cobb’s wren hides in the towering tussock grass.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2016
They sailed ahead and by three o’clock could make out the faint patches of green tussock grass that grew among the snowy rocks.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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