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'''Tussock grassland''' is a form of open [[Earth:Grassland|grassland]] that is dominated by [[Earth:Tussock grass|tussock grass]]es (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 ''[[Biology:Agrostis|Agrostis]]'', ''[[Biology:Andropogon|Andropogon]]'', ''[[Biology:Chionochloa|Chionochloa]]'', ''[[Biology:Deschampsia|Deschampsia]]'', ''[[Biology:Festuca|Festuca]]'', ''[[Biology:Koeleria|Koeleria]]'', ''[[Biology:Pentameris|Pentameris]]'' and ''[[Biology:Poa|Poa]]''. The grasslands are found in [[Earth:New Zealand|New Zealand]], {{wipe|Australia}}, {{wipe|Argentina}}, temperate areas of southern and eastern [[Earth:Africa|Africa]], and some subantarctic islands.
==See also==
* [[Biology:Tussock Grassland (Tanzania)|Tussock Grassland (Tanzania)]]
* [[Biology:Tussock grasslands of New Zealand|Tussock grasslands of New Zealand]]

==External links==
*[http://www.botany.otago.ac.nz/tussockconservation/ Otago University, Department of Biology: The Conservation Status of NZ's Indigenous Tussock Grasslands]
*[http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/NativePlantsAndFungi/Grasslands/1/en Te Ara:The encyclopedia of New Zealand: Tussock grasslands]

[[Category:Bunchgrasses of Africa| ]]
[[Category:Bunchgrasses of Australasia| ]]
[[Category:Bunchgrasses of South America| ]]


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