Species

Isolepis marginata

Etymology

Isolepis: From the Greek isos (equal) and lepis (scale)
marginata: From the Latin marginatus 'edge, margin', where one colour is surrounded by a very narrow rim of another

Family

Cyperaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ISOMAR

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Sedges

Synonyms

Scirpus antarcticus sensu

Year Naturalised

1971

Origin

Southern Africa

References and further reading

Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.

This page last updated on 5 Jun 2014