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Carpha alpina
Height: 0.15m;  Spread: 0.2m
Sedge & Rush-like
A small tufted sedge with slightly glaucous erect leaves. Very slow growing, flower heads insignificant and it is very sensitive to disturbance. A good collectors item.
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Growing up at around 1100m on Tabletop Southern Tararua range
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