Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Carex lachenalii Schkuhr (1801)
Synonymy:
- = Carex lagopina Wahlenb.
Description
Small wiry tufts, usually to 10 cm high. Leaves < stems. Inflorescence a single erect dark red-brown head, 8–15 mm long, of 2–4 sessile, contiguous spikes with short glume-like bracts. Male flowers at base of spikes. Utricles wingless, scarcely beaked. Stigmas 2.
[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
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