Where found:

• Mt Taranaki/Egmont tussock grassland and bogs from 900 - 1500 metres above sea level

• A red brown tussock
  
• Rigid, arching rolled leaves, greenish leaf blades 1m long x 1-4mm wide, easily split if bent backwards
  
• The flower stalks are the same length as the leaves
  
• This variety is endemic to Taranaki