Fact Sheets For Bolboschoenus, Ficinia, Schoenoplectus and Schoenus Completed
New Zealand has 18 indigenous cyperaceous genera. At the request of NZPCN members we have been steadily working through the Fact Sheets for these. Full Fact Sheets are now available for Bolboschoenus, Cyperus, Desmoschoenus, Ficinia, Fimbristylis, Scirpus, Schoenoplectus, and Schoenus. In addition fact sheets for all “Threatened” and “At Risk” cyperaceous genera are now available. At the request of NZPCN members we have recently targeted Bolboschoenus, Schoenoplectus and Schoenus to assist members interested in using these species for wetland restoration and also a PhD student studying New Zealand’s Schoenus. Fact Sheets still need to be completed for Baumea, Carex, Carpha, Eleocharis, Gahnia, Isolepis, Lepidosperma, Machaerina, Morelotia, Tetraria and Uncinia to finish the family. NZPCN is working toward that goal. NZPCN acknowledge Peter J. de Lange, Navdeep Bhatti, Brian Murray and Peter Heenan for their help with finishing these fact sheets.Posted: 24/06/2007