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Cyperaceae. 



Cyperus ustulatus, A. Rich. Plentiful in wet places. 

 Eleocharis sphacelata, br. Wet swamps ; not uncommon. 

 „ acuta, Br. Common in swampy places. 



„ gracillima. Common in swamps. 



Scirpus cevnuus, Vahl. (S. riparius, Br.). Common. 

 „ inundatus, Poir. Plentiful in wet places. 

 „ prolifer. Not uncommon in swamps. 

 „ nodosus, Rottb. Generally distributed. 

 „ lacustris, L. Banks of streams ; common. 

 „ maritimus, L. Waikato River ; Mauku Creek ; coast. 

 „ frondosus, Banks and Sol. Sandhills ; common. 

 Schoenus axillaris, Poir. Common in wet places. 



„ tenax, Hook. f. Te Karaka Flat ; not common. 

 „ tendo, Banks and Sol. Te Karaka Flat ; common. 

 „ carsei, Cheesem. Te Karaka Flat ; not common. 

 Lepidosperma australe, R. Br. Generally distributed. 



„ concava, R.. Br. Te Karaka Flat ; common. 



Cladium articulatum, Br. In swampy places; common. 

 „ glomeratum, Br. Common in swamps. 

 „ teretifolium, Br. Common in swamps. 

 „ gunnii, Hook. f. Common throughout the district. 

 „ junceum, Br. Brackish- water marshes ; abundant. 

 „ sinclairii, Hook. f. Cliffs of tidal creeks 

 „ capillaceum. C. B. Clarke. Common in swampy 

 places. 

 Gahnia hectori, Kirk. Mauku ; not common. 

 „ lacera, Steud. Not uncommon. 

 „ gaudichaudii, Steud. Dry places ; not uncommon. 

 „ setifolia. Wet places ; common. 

 Uncinia australis, Pers. Common in woods. 



„ banksii, Boott. Common in dry woods. 

 Carex paniculata, L. The varieties secta and virgata are 

 plentiful in swamps. 

 „ inversa, R. Br. Bank of Waikato, rare ; Bald Hills, 



rare. 

 ,, subdola, Boott. Generally distributed in wet places. 

 „ ternaria, Forst. Common in wet places. 

 „ lucida, Boott. Generally distributed. 

 „ dipsacea, Berggren. Between Mauku and Lower Wai- 

 kato. 

 „ testacea, Sol. Not uncommon on the coast. 

 „ littorosa, Baker. Muddy flats, Mauku (tidal) Creek. 

 „ dissita, Soland. The typical form, var. a lambertiana 



and var. y, are common throughout the district. 

 „ neesiana, Endl. Vicinity of Mauku. 

 „ breviculmis, R. Br. Dry hills ; common. 

 „ pumila, Thunb. Sandy coast ; common. 



