CHR 622455 – Carex inopinata V.J.Cook
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 622455
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
04 October 2012
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Carex inopinata
Determiner:
Gillian & Miles Giller
Identification date:
2011-10-24 (Verbatim: 24 Oct 2011)
Preferred name:
Carex inopinata V.J.Cook
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
[near Rubicon Road], alongside Waimakariri River
Verbatim locality:
[near Rubicon Road], alongside Waimakariri River
Verbatim collector:
Gillian & Miles Giller
Standardised collector:
G. Giller; Miles Giller
Verbatim date:
24 Oct 2011
Start date:
2011-10-24
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Ecological District:
Whitecliffs
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Transverse Mercator:
1515176E 5206112N (WGS84 -43.293033 171.954333)
Altitudes:
from 305m
Habitat:
Carex inopinata was found growing as loose mats along the crest of a riparian scarp in moderate shade under the margin of modified-primary podocarp-hardwood forest directly alongside the Waimakariri River. Substrate: Mapped as Kowai recent soil, though possibly more drought-prone due to a nearby north-facing scarp. The site receives fresh wind-blown gritty material from the adjacent Waimakariri River bed on a regular basis.
Microhabitat:
The canopy is dominated by Lophomyrtus obcordata, Kunzea ericoides, Melicytus ramiflorus, Pittosporum tenuifolium, Pseudopanax arboreus, with occasional emergent Prumnopitys taxifolia and Nothofagus solandri var. solandri. The understorey is dominanated byCoprosma crassifolia and Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. juniperina. The groundcover is dominated by Pyrrosia eleagnifolia with occasional Libertia ixioides, Arthropodium candidum, plus a few larger sedges and Uncinia species.
Notes:
Population Size: Seven specimens of Carex inopinata were found, each being a sprawling loose mat of about 50 cm x 30 cm up to 100 cm x 150 cm. Whilst the seven plants themselves appeared healthy, only four flowers were found, indicating that (in 2011 at least) the population is a shy seed producer. Site protection: Physically protected from livestock by fencing and proposed to be legally protected by way of a QEII covenant.
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