Chionochloa pallens

Chionochloa pallens, or mid-ribbed snow tussock, is a species of grass, endemic to New Zealand.^[2] It is a tall species with pink inflorescence.^[3] However, descriptions of the nominate subspecies note that it is stout.^[4] It is found on both the North and South Island.^[5]

Chionochloa pallens
Chionochloa pallens in Tararua Forest Park
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Chionochloa
Species:	C. pallens
Binomial name
Chionochloa pallens Zotov