Cyperaceae
Polynesian twigrush
Machaerina angustifolia
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Machaerina
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Machaerina angustifoliaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Polynesian twigrush
Synonyms
- Cladium angustifolium (Gaudich.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake
- Cladium vincentia C.B.Clarke
- Machaerina restioides Gaudich.
- Mariscus angustifolius (Gaudich.) Kuntze
- Vincentia angustifolia Gaudich.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.