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Purei
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Purei

Carex dissita

Carex dissita, also known as purei, is a sedge that is native to New Zealand.

Carex dissita thrives in dark and damp places such as the edges of bush streams or ponds. Seeds occur on long stems in order to disperse them away from the plant.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 400399.