Oreobolus impar Edgar

Family: Cyperaceae

Description: leaves spreading to form a close mat rather than a stiff cushion (Allan); but a low cushion when young, 2-5cm highn (AGS)

Habitat: Coastal to alpine (up to 1900 m a.s.l.). Mostly alpine descending to sea level only in the southern South and Stewart Islands, favouring permanently damp mineral soils within the ecotone of grassland and bog or shrubland and bog

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Form of cushion TC_M Intermediate beetweenT C & M types
Compactness 0_1 Intermediate
Variability 0_1 Intermediate
Root system R Rhizomes
Woodiness 0 Herbaceaous
Thorniness 0 No
Succulence 0 No
Flowers 0 Flowers sessil

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