Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Carex kirkii Petrie, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 18: 297 (1885 [1886]) var. kirkii
Description
Plants usually ± 10 cm high. Stems much < leaves and mostly hidden by leaf-sheaths. Inflorescence 1–1.5 cm long.
[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Bibliography
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Naturally Uncommon]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Not Threatened]
Petrie, D. 1886: Description of new species of native plants. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 18: 295–298.
