Toi Toi

This native grass is a characteristic element in the New Zealand landscape, catching the light and twisting like a wind sock. Toi Toi is the common name, though botanists prefer to call it Toetoe. There are four similar species (Cortaderia toetoe, Cortaderia fulvida, Cortaderia splendens and Cortaderia richardii), closely related to the introduced Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana or Cortaderia jubata).

Taken 7 April 2004. Filed under vegetables. Click the photo to go to the previous photo.

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