Cyperaceae
Forest twigrush
Machaerina restioides
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Machaerina
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Machaerina restioidesCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Forest twigrush
Synonyms
- Cladium restioides (Sw.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke
- Machaerina restioides subsp. restioides
- Mariscus restiodes (Sw.) Kuntze
- Schoenus restioides Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: 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.