''Uncinia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s in the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus '' Carex'' ...

, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the

rachilla Rachilla may refer to the following topics in botany: * Rachilla (floral axis) A spikelet, in botany, describes the typical arrangement of the flowers of grasses, sedges and some other Monocots. Each spikelet has one or more florets. The spikele ...

, which is used to attach the fruit to passing animals ( epizoochory), especially birds, and it is this feature which gives the genus its name, from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

''uncinus'', meaning a hook or barb.

Systematics

''Uncinia'' is a "satellite genus" of the very large genus ''

Carex ''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...

'', alongside other satellites such as ''

Cymophyllus ''Carex fraseriana'' is a perennial member of the sedge family with the common name Fraser's sedge. It was the only species of the genus ''Cymophyllus'' before it was re-transferred to ''Carex''. ''Carex fraseriana'' is native to the Great Smoky ...

'', '' Kobresia'', ''

Schoenoxiphium ''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...

'', ''

Vesicarex ''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...

''. ''Uncinia'' seems to form a monophyletic group, with the most distinct species being '' U. kingii'', a species which has sometimes been placed in the genus ''Carex''. Similarly, '' Carex microglochin'' has sometimes been included in ''Uncinia'', as ''U. microglochin''.

Distribution

''Uncinia'' has a

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n distribution, with most species found Australia, New Zealand and

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, as far north as

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and

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. Of the 50–60 species, 30 are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to New Zealand, 6 are endemic to the east coast of Australia, and 4 are endemic to the

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. Smaller numbers of species are also found in

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, the

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, Kerguelen,

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, and the

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, although none are known from the mainland of

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. This distribution suggests that the genus had an origin in

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. It contains the following species: *''

Uncinia affinis ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' (C. B. Clarke) Hamlin – New Zealand *''

Uncinia andina ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' G. A. Wheeler –

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Uncinia angustifolia ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Hamlin – New Zealand *''

Uncinia araucana ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' G. A. Wheeler –

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Uncinia aspericaulis ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' G. A. Wheeler –

*'' Uncinia astonii'' Hamlin – New Zealand *''

Uncinia aucklandica ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Hamlin – New Zealand *'' Uncinia austroamericana'' G. A. Wheeler –

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Uncinia banksii ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Boott – New Zealand *'' Uncinia bracteosa'' Phil. –

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Uncinia brevicaulis ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Thouars –

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Uncinia caespitosa ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Boott – New Zealand *''

Uncinia chilensis ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' G. A. Wheeler –

*'' Uncinia clavata'' (Kük.) Hamlin – New Zealand *'' Uncinia compacta'' R. Br. – Australia *''

Uncinia costata ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Kük. –

*'' Uncinia dawsonii'' Hamlin – New Caledonia *''

Uncinia debilior ''Carex debilior'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. The specific epithet derives from the Latin ' ("weak" or "feeble"), with reference to the species having weaker culms than '' Carex austrocompacta''. Description ...

'' F. Muell. –

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*'' Uncinia dikei'' Nelmes – Marion Island *''

Uncinia distans ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Col. ex Boott – New Zealand *''

Uncinia divaricata ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Boott – New Zealand *'' Uncinia douglasii'' Boott –

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Uncinia drucei ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Hamlin – New Zealand *''

Uncinia ecuadorensis ''Carex ecuadorensis'' is a species of plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasse ...

'' G. A. Wheeler & Goetgh. –

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Uncinia egmontiana ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Hamlin – New Zealand *''

Uncinia elegans ''Carex subtilis'' is a species of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae. It is found in New Zealand and Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption ...

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Uncinia erinacea ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Pers. –

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Uncinia ferruginea ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Boott – New Zealand *''

Uncinia filiformis ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Boott – New Zealand *''

Uncinia flaccida ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' S. T. Blake – Victoria ( Australia) *''

Uncinia fuscovaginata ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Kük. – New Zealand *''

Uncinia gracilenta ''Carex imbecilla'', the feeble bastard grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to New Zealand. It is often found growing on or near rotten logs. References

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'' Hamlin – New Zealand *''

Uncinia hamata ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' (Sw.) Urb. –

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Uncinia hookeri ''Carex erebus'' (common name - Hookers bastard grass) is a member of the sedge family and is found on the Antarctic Islands of Australia and New Zealand. Distribution It is found on Macquarie Island (Australia), and in New Zealand on Stewart ...

'' Boott – New Zealand's subantarctic islands,

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*'' Uncinia involuta'' Hamlin – New Zealand *''

Uncinia kingii ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' R.Br. ''ex'' Boott –

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Uncinia koyamai ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Gómez-Laur. – Costa Rica *''

Uncinia lacustris ''Carex madida'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). ...

'' G. A. Wheeler –

*'' Uncinia laxiflora'' Petrie – New Zealand *'' Uncinia lechleriana'' Steud. – Magellan Region *''

Uncinia leptostachya ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Raoul – New Zealand *''

Uncinia loliacea ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Phil. –

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Uncinia longifructus ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' (Kük.) Petrie – New Zealand *'' Uncinia macloviformis'' G. A. Wheeler –

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Uncinia macrophylla ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Steud. –

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Uncinia macrotricha ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Franch. –

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Uncinia meridensis ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Steyerm. –

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*'' Uncinia multifaria'' Nees ''ex'' Boott –

*'' Uncinia multifolia'' Boeckeler – Colombia *''

Uncinia negeri ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Kük. –

*'' Uncinia nemoralis'' K. L. Wilson – Australia *'' Uncinia nervosa'' Boott – New Zealand,

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Uncinia obtusifolia ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Boott – New Zealand *''

Uncinia ohwiana ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Koyama –

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Uncinia paludosa ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' G. A. Wheeler & Goetgh. –

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Uncinia perplexa ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Boott –

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Uncinia phleoides ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' (Cav.) Pers. –

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Uncinia purpurata ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Petrie – New Zealand *''

Uncinia rapaensis ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' H. St. John – Tubuai *''

Uncinia rubra ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Boott – New Zealand *'' Uncinia rupestris'' Raoul – New Zealand *''

Uncinia scabra ''Carex healyi'', the harsh-leaved bastard grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, wit ...

'' Boott – New Zealand *'' Uncinia scabriuscula'' G. A. Wheeler –

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Uncinia sclerophylla ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Nelmes –

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Uncinia silvestris ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Hamlin – New Zealand *''

Uncinia sinclairii ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Boott – New Zealand *''

Uncinia smithii ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Phil. –

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Uncinia strictissima ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Petrie – New Zealand *'' Uncinia subsacculata'' G. A. Wheeler & Goetgh. –

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Uncinia subtrigona ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Nelmes –

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Uncinia sulcata ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' K. L. Wilson – Australia *''

Uncinia tenella ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' R. Br. – Australia *''

Uncinia tenuifolia ''Carex goetghebeurii'' is a species of plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characteriz ...

'' G. A. Wheeler & Goetgh. –

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Uncinia tenuis ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Poeppig ''ex'' Kunth –

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Uncinia uncinata ''Uncinia uncinata'', the Hawai'i birdcatching sedge, hook grass, hook sedge, bastard grass, kamu or matau-a-maui, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. ...

'' (L. f.) Kük. – New Zealand,

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Uncinia viridis ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' (C. B. Clarke) Edgar – New Zealand *''

Uncinia zotovii ''Uncinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the ...

'' Hamlin – New Zealand

References

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