Gahnia pauciflora

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Gahnia
Species:
G. pauciflora
Binomial name
Gahnia pauciflora
Kirk

The specific epithet pauciflora is Latin for 'few-flowered'.[2][3]

G. pauciflora is a host and food plant for the rare forest ringlet butterfly.[4]

References

  1. "Gahnia Pauciflora" (PDF). NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 106, at Google Books
  3. D. Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 220, at Google Books
  4. "Forest Ringlet - Dodonidia helmsii". nzbutterfly.info. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2012.


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