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Carex uncinata

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Carex uncinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Uncinia
Species:
U. uncinata
Binomial name
Uncinia uncinata
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex uncinata L.f.
  • Uncinia australis Pers.
  • Carex hamosa Thouars
  • Uncinia scaberrima Nees
  • Uncinia lindleyana Kunth
  • Uncinia rigidula Steud.
  • Uncinia alopecuroides Colenso
  • Uncinia bractata Colenso
  • Uncinia polyneura Colenso
  • Uncinia pedicellata Kük.

Uncinia uncinata (also known as Hawai'i birdcatching sedge',[2] hook sedge, bastard grass, kamu or matau-a-maui[3]) is a species of plant in the Cyperaceae family.[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 1000 metres, and is found in areas ranging from native forest to shrubland.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ NRCS. "Uncinia uncinata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Uncinia uncinata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  4. ^ 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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