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Many species are threatened or have restricted distribution on the island; there is only one known plant of non-endemic Pandanus pedunculatus, and Chionochloa conspicua ssp. nov.
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The long-living, slow-growing snow tussocks (Chionochloa spp.) dominate the herbfields above the treeline.
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Dominant species include Chionochloa rubra, inaka Dracophyllum longifolium, D. recurvum, Empodisma minus, Schoenus pauciflorus, heather and the grasses Festuca novaezelandiae and Poa coloensoi.
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In the tussock herbfields above the bushline, snow tussock species like Chionochloa pallens form communities with a variety of herbs and alpine plants.
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Chionochloa snow tussocks (up to 1 m tall) dominate the alpine grasslands and shelter mountain daisies Celmisia sp., buttercups Ranunculus sp., foxgloves Ourisia, lilies Astelia and many other alpine herbs.
Te Wahipounamu (South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area), New Zealand 2008
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Other vegetation types include scrub and shrublands, and snow grasses (Chionochloa spp.) above the timberline.
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At least 16 of the endemic plant species are considered rare, endangered or vulnerable, and many have extremely restricted ranges: the endemic Chionochloa conspicua is known from a single clump on Mount Lidgbird.
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Cushion plants such as Chionohebe myosotioide, tall tussocks (Chionochloa spp.), and large herbs like the speargrass (Aciphylla subflabellata) are found at high altitude above the natural treeline.
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These fires led to the loss of large areas of forest and their replacement by tussock grasslands: snow tussocks (primarily Chionochloa spp.) above the treeline and red tussock (Chionochloa rubra) spread over an estimated 45 percent of the region.
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There are nine different species of Chionochloa snow tussocks and a wide variety of alpine herbs.
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