Carex kirkii var. elatior Kük.

Volume III (1980) - Flora of New Zealand Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous & Spathaceous Monocotyledons

Var. elatior Kük. in Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. 1906, 811.

Plants usually 10-30 cm high. Upper part of stems visible. Inflorescence 1-4 cm long.

S. Nelson - Mt Arthur; Otago - Mt St Bathans. Alpine.