Tussock Island (54°29′S37°7′W / 54.483°S 37.117°W / -54.483; -37.117) is an island 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, lying off the west side of Annenkov Island, South Georgia. Following geological work by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1972–73, it was named after the thick mantle of tussock grass (Poa flabellata) that grows on the island.
TussockIsland (54°29′S 37°7′W / 54.483°S 37.117°W / -54.483; -37.117) is an island 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, lying off the west side of Annenkov...
Look up tussock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tussock may refer to: Tussock grass, a group of species in the family Poaceae Floating island Lymantriinae...
Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks,...
habitats on the island and at all altitudes, from sea-level to 449 m (1,473 ft). It reaches its highest densities in fields of tussock grass (Spartina...
Tussock grasslands form expansive and distinctive landscapes in the South Island and, to a lesser extent, in the Central Plateau region of the North Island...
Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The...
southern and eastern Africa, and some subantarctic islands. Tussock Grassland (Tanzania) Tussock grasslands of New Zealand Otago University, Department...
the coastal tussock and grasslands of Heard Island, and have previously been recorded as occupying the flats and gullies on McDonald Island. Other seabirds...
established an observation post on TussockIsland, Major Mario Castagneto's 601st Commando Company was sent to clear the island of enemy special forces, but...
the female dark brown all over. Its natural habitat is tussock grassland dominated by Poa tussock grass, ferns and megaherbs. The species also uses the...
survey motor boats, the Heron. Vaughan Island is a small, conical tussock-covered island close east of Main Island. It was named by UK-APC for Lieutenant...
Argyrophenga antipodum, the common tussock or tussock ringlet, is a species of butterfly commonly found in the South Island of New Zealand. Argyrophenga antipodum...
George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these...
islands are generally found on marshlands, lakes, and similar wetland locations, and can be many hectares in size. Sometimes referred to as tussocks,...
island is covered in tussock grass. Composite Antarctic Gazetteer History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands List of Antarctic islands north...
species of macrofungi. There are no trees or shrubs on the islands. The largest plant is the tussock grass Poa flabellata. This grows mostly on raised beaches...
poiformis, commonly known as coast tussock-grass or blue tussock-grass, is a densely tufted, erect, perennial tussock grass, with distinctive blue-green...
higher elevations tussock grass and megaherb communities dominate the flora. Gentianella concinna, an endemic plant of the Auckland Islands. Metrosideros...
with other subantarctic islands, especially those south of New Zealand. Plants rarely grow over 1 m in height, though the tussock-forming grass Poa foliosa...
the more exposed areas has pigface, a tussock grass and a long stalked form of Lomandra. Despite the island's isolation and very few visitors, weeds...
Eriophorum vaginatum, the hare's-tail cottongrass, tussock cottongrass, or sheathed cottonsedge, is a species of perennial herbaceous flowering plant...
(which destroyed all the island's bush and tussock grass by 1900), and from grazing by goats and rabbits. On Chatham and Pitt Islands, Olson has suggested...
Port Ross, in the north-east of the main island. Browsing by goats caused significant damage to lowland tussock Chinochloa antarctica in particular. In...
Chionochloa rubra, known commonly as red tussock grass, is a species of tussock grass in the grass family, endemic to New Zealand. New Zealand has 22 endemic...
the day. The species inhabits a variety of habitats with the islands, including tussock fields, mega herb shrubland and coastal waters. It is carnivorous...
North Island and relatively wide leaves in the northern North Island. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poa cita. "Poa cita. Wī. Silver tussock". Ngā...