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Cyperus ustulatus, also known as giant umbrella-sedge [2] or coastal cutty grass is a species of sedge native to New Zealand. C. ustulatus generally grows in coastal or lowland areas near water in the North Island and on the Kermadec Islands. [1] The leaves are wide, shiny and folded. It produces long, dark brown seed heads after flowering in ...
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Carex buchananii, common names Buchanan's sedge, cutty grass, is a species of sedge (in the Cyperaceae family). It is endemic to New Zealand, being found on both the North and South Islands. [4] It has no synonyms according to Plants of the world online, [5] but two according to the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network [4]
In New Zealand, sedges are a very common type of swamp plant, and the Carex family includes the largest sedges. [9] Carex secta plants thrive in open water environments, which can include swamps, rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams. [9] Carex secta growth is not inhibited when its roots are saturated, [3] and it can tolerate being waterlogged ...
It is the only garden of this type in New Zealand. The reserve includes 100 hectares (250 acres) of native forest, and 5 hectares (12 acres) of plant collections. The forest in the reserve contains some of the oldest trees in Wellington, including an 800-year-old rimu. [1] Otari–Wilton's Bush is classified as a 6–Star rated garden by the ...
Both the koru, in the shape of an unfurling fern frond, and the silver fern are widely accepted symbols of New Zealand. New Zealand has ten species of tree ferns, [2] but there are numerous ground, climbing and perching smaller ferns to be found throughout the countries forests, the largest of which is the king fern. [3]
There is a wide variety of native trees, adapted to all the various micro-climates in New Zealand. The native bush ( forest ) ranges from the subtropical kauri forests of the northern North Island , temperate rainforests of the West Coast , the alpine forests of the Southern Alps and Fiordland to the coastal forests of the Abel Tasman National ...
Carex testacea, the orange New Zealand sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to New Zealand. [1] Prized for its colourful foliage, which provides both summer and winter interest, it is widely available commercially.