Habitat: bank, clay, coast, dry, flat , hill, lowland, open, pasture, sand, scrubland, sheltered, shrubland, slope, stone, terrace

Dispersal: Seed, vegetative

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a large, robust sedge forming dense clumps up to 90 cm high with drooping stems.
  • its leaves are blue-green, broad (3-5 mm wide), harshly scabrid, and Y-shaped,
  • its inflorescence a drooping panicle, with long-stalked pendant spikes.
  • its fruits are about 6 mm long, with a 2 mm long beak.
 Images
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.