Carex comans Berggr.

First published in Minneskr. Fisiog. Sallks. Lund 8: 28 (1877)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is New Zealand. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

New Zealand North, New Zealand South

Carex cheesemanii Petrie in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 15: 358 (1883)
Carex comans var. cheesemanii (Petrie) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 689 (1909)
Carex comans var. pulchella Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 689 (1909)
Carex comans f. stricta Cheeseman in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 24: 415 (1892)
Carex pulchella Berggr. in Minneskr. Fisiog. Sallks. Lund 8: 29 (1877), nom. illeg.
Carex vilmorinii Mottet in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 69: 79 (1897)

Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Apr 6, 1900	Berggren, S. [s.n.], New Zealand		K000907605		Yes
	Kirk, T. [1322], New Zealand		K000907604		Yes

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