Gahnia pauciflora
| Gahnia pauciflora | |
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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: | Gahnia |
| Species: | G. pauciflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Gahnia pauciflora Kirk
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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]
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
- ^ "Gahnia Pauciflora" (PDF). NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 106, at Google Books
- ^ D. Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 220, at Google Books
- ^ "Forest Ringlet - Dodonidia helmsii". nzbutterfly.info. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2012.