Gahnia pauciflora Kirk is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Gahnia pauciflora Kirk
Gahnia pauciflora, or cutting sedge, is a New Zealand native sedge that hosts rare forest ringlet butterflies.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Gahnia pauciflora, commonly known as cutting sedge, is a species of sedge native to New Zealand. It occurs across the whole of the North Island and the northern part of the South Island of New Zealand. Its specific epithet pauciflora is Latin for 'few-flowered'. This species acts as a host and food plant for the rare forest ringlet butterfly.
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Carex pellita Muhl. ex Willd.
Carex gynandra Schwein.
Cyperus laevigatus L.
Rhynchospora megalocarpa A.Gray
Carex magellanica Lam.
Carex uncinata L.f.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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