Flora of New Zealand Series

Moss-like perennial to 8 cm high, in very broad dense cushions. Leaves to 2.5 cm long, distichous, closely imbricate, setaceous, sheaths with ciliate margins. Flowering stems > leaves. Lowermost glume-like bract with 1-2 pseudanthia and enclosing a short peduncle bearing upper glume and flowers; this peduncle persistent after bracts have fallen.

N., S., St., A., C. In subalpine bogs; descends to sea-level in Westland, Southland, St., A. and C.

FL. 11-1. FT. 1-3.