CHR 702183 – Carex trachycarpa Cheeseman
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 702183
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
03 December 2025
Database record updated:
03 December 2025
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Carex trachycarpa
Determiner:
Kate Ladley
Identification date:
2019-06-05 (Verbatim: 5 Jun 2019)
Preferred name:
Carex trachycarpa Cheeseman
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
This species is considered a calcicole however there have been other records of it growing in the Lewis area. Nice find.
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Opera Range, head of Boyle River, Plot BJ116
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-42.38288 172.443347
Verbatim locality:
Opera Range, head of Boyle River, Plot BJ116
Verbatim collector:
Sarah Wright
Standardised collector:
Sarah Wright
Verbatim date:
15 Feb 2019
Start date:
2019-02-15
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Georeferences:
New Zealand Transverse Mercator:
1554068E 5307421N (WGS84 -42.384132 172.442016)
Altitudes:
from 1290m
Habitat:
Hard, very busy, wet tussockland with surprise Aciphylla. Lots of interesting plants hiding everywhere.
Notes:
DOC Tier 1 Programme. Plot:BJ116. Sample Number: 201901715. Boggy tussockland. At Risk - Naturally Uncommon
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
