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Volume III (1980) - Flora of New Zealand Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous & Spathaceous Monocotyledons
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Carex secta var. tenuiculmis Petrie

Var. tenuiculmis Petrie T.N.Z.I. 52, 1920, 19.

Stems 20-50 cm long. Leaves 2 mm wide. Inflorescence to 20 cm long, unbranched or sparingly branched.

S. Mainly in inland Canterbury; rare in Nelson, Otago and Fiordland. St., Ch. Sea-level to montane.

The large tussocks with trunk-like bases are a conspicuous but decreasing feature of swampy places, the habitat being steadily reduced in extent by drainage and conversion to agricultural land. The size and bulk of the individual plants presents a physical handling problem in swamp land development.

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