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

Head west across the mudflats at the outflow of Loch Tarbert, and negotiate a patchwork of peat bog and tussock grass down to the coast, using intermittent deer tracks.

From The Guardian • Feb. 29, 2020

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 endemic Cobb’s wren hides in the towering tussock grass.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2016

Hurrying forward again, Sam tripped, catching his foot in some old root or tussock.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien