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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.

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Ficinia nodosa, the knotted club-rush or knobby club-rush, is a rhizomatous perennial in the family Cyperaceae, native to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Widespread in the Southern Hemisphere, Ficinia nodosa grows to between 15 and 220 cm in height. Although it grows best in sandy, salty soil, the plant grows in a wide variety of environments from coastal sand dunes to alpine regions. F. nodosa’s appearance is characterised by dense clusters of long green stems topped with small, rounded flowers often remaining throughout the year.

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Cyperus tatandaensis is a species of sedge that is native to parts of Africa.

Cyperus matagoroensis is a species of sedge that is native to south eastern parts of Africa.

Cyperus longispicula is a species of sedge that is native to parts of south eastern Africa.

Cyperus kituiensis is a species of sedge that is native to eastern parts of Africa.

Dracoscirpoides is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. Its native range is Southern Africa. Species: Dracoscirpoides falsa (C.B.Clarke) Muasya Dracoscirpoides ficinioides (Kunth) Muasya Dracoscirpoides surculosa Muasya, Reynders & Goetgh.

Afroscirpoides is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It includes a single species, Afroscirpoides dioeca, a perennial rhizomatous geophyte sedge native to Botswana, Namibia, and the Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces of South Africa.

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Schoenus triticoides is a species of sedge endemic to the mountains of southern South Africa.

Schoenus submarginalis is a species of sedge endemic to the mountains of the Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.

Schoenus riparius is a species of sedge endemic to the Cape Peninsula of South Africa.

Schoenus quartziticus is a species of sedge endemic to the Agulhas Plain region of the Western Cape Province in southern South Africa.

Schoenus purpurascens is a species of sedge endemic to the mountains of the southwestern part of the Western Cape Province of South Africa, with its distribution centered around the Caledon area.

Schoenus pseudoloreus is a species of sedge endemic to the Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. Its range also reaches the western border of Eastern Cape Province.

Schoenus prophyllus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is endemic to the Agulhas Plain region of Western Cape Province of South Africa.

Schoenus megacarpus is a species of sedge endemic to the south-central region of South Africa.

Schoenus limosus is a species of sedge endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. It is predominantly a species of wet grasslands, which explains its common name (Muddy Veldrush).