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Carex maorica
Carex maorica, commonly known as Māori sedge, is a sedge that is found on the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.
The sedge has a tufted habit and is green to yellow green in colour. The smooth to slightly scabrid culms have a trigonous cross-section and are typically 150 to 700 mm (5.9 to 27.6 in) in length and 1 to 2.5 mm (0.039 to 0.098 in) wide. The leaves can have a length up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and a width of 2 to 7 mm (0.079 to 0.276 in).
Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex maorica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
