Cyperaceae
Golden sand sedge
Ficinia spiralis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Ficinia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Golden sand sedge, Pingao, Pīngao
- Māori
- Pīngao
Synonyms
- Anthophyllum urvillei Steud.
- Desmoschoenus spiralis (A.Rich.) Hook.f.
- Isolepis spiralis A.Rich.
- Scirpus frondosus Banks & Sol. ex Boeckeler
- Scirpus spiralis (A.Rich.) Druce
Flowers
- In flower
- October to November (from 127 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dustin Edmundson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: William Harland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.