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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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R.Br.
R.Br.
1810
ICN
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
species
Carex breviculmis

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breviculmis

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Carex breviculmis R.Br.

Bright green, often low-growing, grass-like tufts 3-30 cm high, with short stems hidden among leaves; rhizome short to long. Spikes 2-5, crowded, hidden, very pale green, < 1 cm long. Utricles pubescent all over. Stigmas 3.

Carex breviculmis R.Br.

Rhizomatous; tufts often low-growing, close-packed, bright green. Culms hidden among lvs, us. 1–2 cm. long; basal sheaths dull brown. Lvs much > culms, 1.5–2.5–(3) mm. wide, grasslike, recurved, channelled, margins exceedingly finely and closely scabrid almost throughout. Spikes 2–5, approximate, pale green; terminal spike male, us. sessile; remaining spikes female, occ. with a few male fls at the top, 6–9 mm. long, ± pedunculate, clustered round base of male spike; subtending bracts lf-like, very narrow-linear, the uppermost almost filiform, margins finely scabrid. Glumes > utricles, ovate, pale green, almost white, membr., midrib green, stiff, thickened, produced to a stout, finely hispid awn. Utricles c. 2.5 × 1 mm., biconvex or subtrigonous, fusiform, pale yellow-green, faintly many-nerved, pubescent all over; beak slightly narrowed, pale green, c. 0.5 mm. long, orifice ± truncate; stipe c. 0.3 mm. long, often much contracted. Stigmas 3. Nut c. 1.5 mm. long, obtusely trigonous, oblong, obovoid, light brown, surmounted by a minute, persistent, dilated style-base.

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Carex breviculmis R.Br.
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Carex breviculmis R.Br.
Australia
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
Australia
New South Wales
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
Australia
Tasmania
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
Australia
Victoria
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
Japan
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Carex breviculmis R.Br.
Papua New Guinea

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4148ed9e-23bd-40b5-96f4-37c7006c082e
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
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