Carex chathamica

Carex chathamica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. chathamica
Binomial name
	Carex chathamica; Petrie

Last updated June 07, 2025

Carex chathamica is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.^[1]^[2] Grey-backed storm petrels (Garrodia nereis) nest in its tufts.^[3]

References

↑ "Carex chathamica Petrie". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
↑ "Carex chathamica". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022. Synonyms; Carex trifida 'Chathamica'
↑ West, Jillian A.; Nilsson, Ron J. (1994). "Habitat use and burrow densities of burrow-nesting seabirds on South East Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand" (PDF). Notornis. 41 (supplement): 27–37. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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[299118-1-1] "Carex chathamica Petrie". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[2] "Carex chathamica". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022. Synonyms; Carex trifida 'Chathamica'

[1_of_20_Google_Scholar_Hits-3] West, Jillian A.; Nilsson, Ron J. (1994). "Habitat use and burrow densities of burrow-nesting seabirds on South East Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand" (PDF). Notornis. 41 (supplement): 27–37. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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