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Order
Family
Genus
Small plants forming mounds or patches 2.5–15 cm high; rhizome slender, far-extending. Leaves setaceous, transverse septa scarcely visible externally. Inflorescence usually a single cluster of 3–5 small flowers. Stamens 6. Capsule to 3mm long, > tepals, glossy black.
[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3.]