Gahnia pauciflora — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Gahnia

At a glance

Occurrence records694

Data sources4

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Gahnia pauciflora's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility694 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF694 records

01Narrative

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. The specific epithet pauciflora' is Latin for 'few-flowered'.Allen J. CoombesD. Gledhill G. pauciflora is a host and food plant for the rare forest ringlet butterfly.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology4

Plant height1 m

Seed mass15.46 mg

Seed mass max15 mg

Seed mass min15 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formperennial or rhizomatous geophyte

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedgeophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type694 records

Wild obs. + sensor372

Museum / vouchered322

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 972 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy96% within 1 km

≤100 m 248≤1 km 51≤10 km 10>10 km 3

312 georeferenced · 60 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor372

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 6≤1 km 2≤10 km 8

16 georeferenced · 306 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence322

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 8 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Christchurch, NZ	153
Auckland, NZ	84
Wellington, NZ	60
Rotorua, NZ	19
Kew, GB	2
Palmerston North, NZ	2
Chicago, US	1
Hobart, AU	1

8 institutions · 322 of 322 vouchered records shown