Habitat: forest edge, gravel, hill, lake margin, moist, open, pasture, roadside, shrubland, slope, track

Dispersal: Seed, vegetative

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a perennial rush forming very dense coarse tufts with thick and spreading roots.
  • its stems are stout and stiffly erect and the leaves many and at the base.
  • its inflorescence is up to 12 cm long with unequal branches.
  • its capsules are about 5 mm long, yellow-brown or dark brown, and with pointed apices.
 Images
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Murray Dawson © Landcare Research / Murray Dawson
Image: Murray Dawson © Landcare Research / Murray Dawson
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.