''Austroderia fulvida'', the toetoe, is a species of grass in the family

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, native to New Zealand. As its synonym ''Cortaderia fulvida'' it has gained the

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as an ornamental.

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Danthonioideae Endemic flora of New Zealand Grasses of New Zealand Flora of the North Island Flora of the South Island Plants described in 2010 {{Poaceae-stub