Ficinia spiralis

Pīngao
	Pīngao, Tauperikaka Point, West Coast, NZ
Scientific 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
Synonyms
	Isolepis spiralis A.Rich. ; Desmoschoenus spiralis (A.Rich.) Hook.f. ; 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.

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