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<i>Uncinia uncinata</i>

Uncinia uncinata

Species of grass-like plant

Uncinia uncinata, the Hawai'i birdcatching sedge,[2] hook grass, hook sedge, bastard grass, kamu or matau-a-maui,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.[4]

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Uncinia uncinata is native to New Zealand (including the Antipodes), the Society Islands, and Hawaii.[1] Its natural habitat is from the coast up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft), where it is found in areas ranging from native forest to shrubland.[3]

References

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  1. [1]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. [2]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Uncinia uncinata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Uncinia uncinata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  4. [4]
    Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


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