Carex geminata Schkuhr
Robust, rhizomatous, to 1.5 m high. Female spikes in twos, threes or occasionally fives at each inflorescence-node, brown, pendulous on long peduncles. Utricles ± 2.5-3 mm long, not easily punctured; beak minute. Stigmas 2.
N. Southward from Auckland City. S. Scattered. St. Damp or swampy ground; usually sea-level to montane.