Ficinia spiralis

Pīngao
Pīngao, Tauperikaka Point, West Coast, NZ
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Ficinia
Species:
F. spiralis
Binomial name
Ficinia spiralis
(A.Rich) Muasya & de Lange[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Isolepis spiralis A.Rich.
  • Desmoschoenus spiralis (A.Rich.) Hook.f.[2]
  • Anthophyllum urvillei Steudel
  • Scirpus frondosus Boeck
  • Scirpus spiralis (A.Rich.) Druce

Ficinia spiralis (pīngao, pīkao, or golden sand sedge) is a coastal sedge endemic to New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands). Originally widespread, it has suffered severely from competition with introduced marram grass and animal grazing and now has only a patchy distribution.

  1. ^ "Ficinia spiralis (A.Rich.) Muasya & de Lange, 2010". www.NZOR.org.nz. Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NZJB2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ NZ Plant Conservation Network