Gahnia pauciflora

Gahnia pauciflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Gahnia
Species: G. pauciflora
Binomial name
Gahnia pauciflora
Kirk

Gahnia pauciflora, commonly called cutting sedge, is a native sedge of New Zealand. It is found throughout the North Island and top of the South Island of New Zealand.[1]

Gahnia pauciflora is a host and food plant for the rare forest ringlet butterfly.[2]

References

  1. "Gahnia Pauciflora" (PDF). NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 6/3/2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Forest Ringlet - Dodonidia helmsii". nzbutterfly.info. Retrieved 6/3/2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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