Gahnia pauciflora

Gahnia pauciflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Gahnia
Species:	G. pauciflora
Binomial name
Gahnia pauciflora Kirk

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 is a host and food plant for the rare forest ringlet butterfly.^[2]

References

1. "Gahnia Pauciflora" (PDF). NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 6/3/2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "Forest Ringlet - Dodonidia helmsii". nzbutterfly.info. Retrieved 6/3/2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)