following Global Carex Group 2015: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 1-42.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Uncinia fuscovaginata Kuk.
Determiner:
Ford KA
Identification date:
1997-10 (Verbatim: OCT-1997)
Preferred name:
Carex penalpina K.A.Ford
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Spenser Mountains, Cameron Creek, near Ada Pass
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-42.2879 172.502
Verbatim locality:
Spenser Mountains, Cameron Creek, near Ada Pass
Verbatim collector:
Ford KA s.n.
Standardised collector:
Kerry A. Ford
Verbatim date:
26-OCT-1997
Start date:
1997-10-26
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Nelson Land District
Ecological District:
Lewis
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
M31 689 798 (WGS84 -42.287852 172.501653)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
42°17´ S 172°30.1´ E (WGS84 -42.283333 172.501667)
Abundance:
Common
Altitudes:
from 1060m
Habitat:
Clearing in Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides forest; shrubland/grassland, on creek gravels.
Abundance:
Common
Notes:
Green/yellow tussock, many inflorescences; erect tussock about 60cm high. Coprosma species dominating shrubland. Leaves about 2mm wide.
Observed species:
Acaena novae-zelandiae Agrostis stolonifera Aristotelia fruticosa Blechnum penna-marina Carex testacea tag name mountain Coprosma Uncinia rubra