Austroderia.(commonly known as toetoe or toitoi)

            Austroderia is a genus of five species of tall grasses native to New Zealand, commonly known as toetoe or toitoi The species are A. toetoe, A. fulvida, A. splendens, A. richardii and A. turbaria. They were recently reclassified in 2011 from the Cortaderia genus, although their distinctiveness had been recognized as early as 1853.
The name toetoe comes from the Māori language.
Two closely related South American species are Cortaderia jubata and C. selloana (Pampas Grass), which have been introduced to New Zealand and are often mistaken for toetoe. These introduced species tend to take over from the native toetoe and are regarded as invasive weeds. Among the differences between Pampas, Toetoe has a drooping flower head, a cream coloured plume, and the leaves do not break when tugged firmly. Toetoe also has a white, waxy bloom on the leaf-sheath and conspicuous veins between the midrib and leaf margin

   

Taken in: New Zealand / Northland / Ruakaka Beach (show map)

Taken on: May 27, 2017

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ1000, f/5.0, 1/1000 sec, 145.7mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ1000
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	145.7mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	-1.33 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.0 Windows
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