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...
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Tussock grassland is a form of open grassland that is dominated by tussock grasses (also called bunchgrasses). It is common in some temperate grasslands...
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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,...
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Orgyia leucostigma (redirect from White-marked tussock moth)
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...
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Orgyia vetusta, also known as the western tussock moth, formerly Hemerocampa vetusta, is a moth found in the Pacific States and British Columbia. The...
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Lophocampa maculata (redirect from Spotted Tussock Moth)
Lophocampa maculata, the Yellow-spotted tussock moth, mottled tiger or spotted halisidota, is a moth of the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the...
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Halysidota harrisii (redirect from Sycamore Tussock Moth)
control most populations. However, pesticides may be needed. The sycamore tussock moth caterpillar has been documented causing urticaria (hives). Savela...
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Orgyia antiqua (redirect from Rusty Tussock Moth)
Orgyia antiqua, the rusty tussock moth or vapourer, is a moth in the family Erebidae. O. antiqua is native to Europe, but now has a transcontinental distribution...
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Orgyia definita (redirect from Definite Tussock Moth)
Orgyia definita, the definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring...
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Halysidota tessellaris (redirect from Banded tussock moth)
Halysidota tessellaris, also called the pale tiger moth, banded tussock moth, and tessellated halisidota, is in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini...
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Orgyia postica (redirect from Hevea tussock moth)
Orgyia postica, the cocoa tussock moth or hevea tussock moth, is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae of the family Erebidae found in the Oriental...
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Euchaetes egle (redirect from Milkweed tussock caterpillar)
Euchaetes egle, the milkweed tiger moth or milkweed tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species...
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Orgyia detrita (redirect from Live oak tussock moth)
Orgyia detrita, the fir tussock moth or live oak tussock moth, is a tussock moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Félix Édouard...
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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...
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Lophocampa caryae (redirect from Hickory Tussock Moth)
Lophocampa caryae, the hickory tiger moth, hickory tussock moth, or hickory halisidota, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger...
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Orgyia pseudotsugata (redirect from Douglas fir tussock moth)
Orgyia pseudotsugata, the Douglas-fir tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1921. It is...
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Nassella trichotoma (redirect from Serrated tussock)
Nassella trichotoma, the serrated tussock, is a type of bunchgrass plant, native in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Peru. It is on the list of Weeds of...
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Lymantriinae (redirect from Tussock moth)
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...
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Calliteara pudibunda (redirect from Pale Tussock)
Calliteara pudibunda, the pale tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The Dutch common name for the moth (Meriansborstel) comes from the butterfly...
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Chionochloa rubra (redirect from Red tussock grass)
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...
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Eriophorum vaginatum (redirect from Tussock cottongrass)
Eriophorum vaginatum, the hare's-tail cottongrass, tussock cottongrass, or sheathed cottonsedge, is a species of perennial herbaceous flowering plant...
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The Tussock Fire was a wildfire that started near the town of Wickenburg, Arizona on May 8, 2021. The fire burned 5,546 acres (2,244 ha) and is 100% contained...
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Poa labillardierei (redirect from Common tussock-grass)
Poa labillardierei, also known as common tussock-grass, is a species of tussock grass that is endemic to Australia. It is found in southern and eastern...
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Carex stricta (redirect from Tussock Sedge)
stricta is a species of sedge known by the common names upright sedge and tussock sedge. The plant grows in moist marshes, forests and alongside bodies of...
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Campanula carpatica (redirect from Tussock bellflower)
Campanula carpatica, the tussock bellflower or Carpathian harebell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. Campanula carpatica is...
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Carex paniculata (redirect from Greater Tussock-sedge)
Carex paniculata, the greater tussock-sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It grows 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) high and...
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Poa ensiformis (redirect from Sword tussock-grass)
Poa ensiformis, commonly known as sword tussock-grass or purple-sheathed tussock-grass, is a species of tussock grass that is endemic to Australia. The...
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Olene mendosa (redirect from Brown Tussock Moth)
Olene mendosa, the brown tussock moth or hairy tussock moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner...
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Eloria noyesi (redirect from Coca tussock moth)
Eloria noyesi, the coca tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by William Schaus in 1927. It is beige and its larvae feed...
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Dasychira vagans (redirect from Variable tussock moth)
Dasychira vagans, the variable tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland...
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