Carex solandri is a common sedge (H 50cmx W 50cm) with drooping fresh green leaves forming yellow-green tufts. Usually found in association with Carex dissita. It prefers damp shade and it is widelyused for revegetation and restoration planting. It is endemic to the North, South and Stewart Islands in coastal to montane areas. Usually inriparian forests where it may be the dominant sedge of alluvial terraces, andriversides colonising wet seepages and slip scars.