Carex healyi

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

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|image_caption=Carex healyi seen near Cass, Canterbury Region

|genus=Carex

|species=healyi

|authority=K.A.Ford

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|synonyms=

• Uncinia disticha {{small|Colenso}}
• Uncinia scabra {{small|Colenso ex Boott}}

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Carex healyi, the harsh-leaved bastard grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to New Zealand.{{cite POWO |id=77149566-1 |title=Carex healyi K.A.Ford |access-date=9 September 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/carex-healyi |title=Carex healyi Fact Sheet (content continuously updated) |last1=de Lange |first1=P.J. |date=September 2006 |website=nzpcn.org.nz |publisher=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network |access-date=9 September 2023 |quote=Common name: harsh-leaved bastard grass, hook sedge }} Found in a wide variety of habitats but preferring semi-shade, its chromosome number is 2n{{nbsp}}={{nbsp}}88.