Carex uncinata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Uncinia |
| Species: | U. uncinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Uncinia uncinata | |
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Uncinia uncinata, the Hawai'i birdcatching sedge,[2] hook grass, hook sedge, bastard grass, kamu or matau-a-maui,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.[4]
Uncinia uncinata is native to New Zealand (including the Antipodes), the Society Islands, and Hawaii.[1] Its natural habitat is from the coast up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft), where it is found in areas ranging from native forest to shrubland.[3]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Uncinia uncinata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Uncinia uncinata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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