Carex pterocarpa Petrie
Tufts squat, coarse-leaved, pale green, 2-7 cm high; rhizome short, woody. Stems almost hidden by dark brown leaf-sheaths. Inflorescence an ovate, brownish head ± 7 × 7 mm with 2-4 congested sessile spikes. Male flowers at tip of spike. Utricles ± papillose, winged. Stigmas 2.
S. Canterbury - Old Man Range; Central Otago. Alpine, in dwarfed cushion vegetation on exposed sites and snowbanks.
