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Volume III (1980) - Flora of New Zealand Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous & Spathaceous Monocotyledons
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Scirpus aucklandicus (Hook.f.) Boeckeler

S. aucklandicus (Hook. f.) Boeck. Linnaea 36, 1870, 491.

Rhizomatous, in bright green, very leafy patches (1) -2-6- (12) cm high. Inflorescence of 1- (2) spikelets partly hidden by bract. Stamens 3. Style-branches 3. Nut 1-2 mm long, trigonous, white or grey.

N., S., St., Ant., A., C. Boggy ground at high altitudes in N. and S. but descends to sea-level in the south. (Australia, New Guinea)

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