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Gahnia vitiensis
Also called Fijian Saw Sedge
Gahnia vitiensis is a tussock-forming perennial sedge native to Fiji, Samoa and Hawaii, with the Hawaiian form (subsp. kauaiensis) listed as Endangered. It is a wet-tropical plant that forms clumps and suits moist, open sites.
Gahnia vitiensis is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to Fiji, the Samoan Islands, and the Hawaiian Islands.
Two subspecies are accepted.
Gahnia ancistrophylla · Gahnia aristata · Round sawsedge · Gahnia australis · Gahnia baniensis · Forest sawsedge · Tall Saw Sedge · Gahnia decomposita · Heathy Saw Sedge · Gahnia drummondii · Gahnia erythrocarpa · Gahnia filifolia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gahnia vitiensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
