Carex litorosa L.H.Bailey
Pale green, occasionally reddish, dense tufts to ± 70 cm high. Leaves plano-convex. Female spikes 2-4, usually approximate and sessile, 1-2 cm long, ovate, erect, light brown. Utricles usually nerveless; beak wide; with very wide orifice. Stigmas 3.
N. North Auckland; Auckland; Wellington - Rangitikei River mouth, near Wellington City. S. Scattered throughout; common near Dunedin and in Fiordland St. Coastal; brackish marshes.
