Known locally as aihere ‘uti‘uti or ‘uti‘uti hu‘a, this sedge is part of the guide’s indigenous flora.
- Local names
- aihere 'uti'uti, 'uti'uti hu'a
- Habitat
- Motu and shore
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Biogeographical status
- Indigenous
- Life form
- Sedge
About this species
The guide identifies this plant as Fimbristylis cymosa subsp. capito-umbellata, a sedge in the Cyperaceae family. Its recorded local names are aihere ‘uti‘uti and ‘uti‘uti hu‘a.
Photo: Jean-Yves Hiro Meyer