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Toetoe or Pampas Grass? 3 Tips To Tell Them Apart

  • Posted on June 13, 2021May 28, 2021
  • New Zealand Nature

Can you tell the difference between toetoe or pampas grass? Here are 3 tips to tell apart the native toetoe from the introduced pampas grass. New Zealand has become a land dominated by grasslands, some of which are the native tussock and some of which…

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New Zealand Is Covered In Grasslands!

  • Posted on August 18, 2019August 18, 2019
  • New Zealand Nature

New Zealand’s grasslands have changed from covering a small percent of the country to being the dominant land cover. Read about the changes in New Zealand’s grasslands here. As I’ve talked about many times before, the islands of New Zealand were mostly covered in forest…

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spinifex or pingao

Spinifex Or Pingao – Similarities & Differences

  • Posted on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019
  • New Zealand Nature

Spinifex and pingao are both types of native grasses that grow in coastal dune areas of New Zealand. Here are similarities and 2 tips to tell if you are looking at spinifex or pingao. New Zealand has kilometer after kilometer of beautiful coastline. Some of…

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