Wīwī
Index of plants with the same common name From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wīwī is a common name for several species of New Zealand rushes and sedges whose individual plants grow as a clump with wire-like stems. The name wīwī has been adopted in English from the Māori language.
- Ficinia nodosa, knobby club-rush, a sedge native to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa
- Juncus australis, austral rush, native to New Zealand and Australia
- Juncus edgariae, Edgar's rush, endemic to New Zealand
- Juncus kraussii, sea rush, native to New Zealand, Australia, South America and southern Africa
- Juncus pallidus, giant rush, native to New Zealand and Australia
- Juncus sarophorus, broom rush, native to New Zealand and Australia
The name wīwī is sometimes used for a tussock grass with narrow wire-like leaves, though wī is more usual for this.
- Poa cita, silver tussock, a tussock grass endemic to New Zealand
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