Wīwī is a common name for several species of New Zealand rushes and sedges whose individual plants grow as a clump with wire-like stems. The name ''wīwī'' has been adopted in English from the
Māori language
Māori (; endonym: 'the Māori language', commonly shortened to ) is an Eastern Polynesian languages, Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. The southernmost membe ...
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Ficinia nodosa'', knobby club-rush, a sedge native to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa
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Juncus australis'', austral rush, native to New Zealand and Australia
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Juncus edgariae
''Juncus edgariae'' is a species of rush, commonly called Edgar's rush or wīwī, that is endemic to New Zealand.
The species was described in 2001 by Lawrie Johnson and Karen Wilson. It had previously been confused with '' Juncus gregifloru ...
'', Edgar's rush, endemic to New Zealand
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Juncus kraussii'', sea rush, native to New Zealand, Australia, South America and southern Africa
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Juncus pallidus'', giant rush, native to New Zealand and Australia
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Juncus sarophorus'', broom rush, native to New Zealand and Australia
The name ''wīwī'' is sometimes used for a tussock grass with narrow wire-like leaves, though ''wī'' is more usual for this.
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Poa cita
''Poa cita'', commonly known as the silver tussock, or wī, which is also a Māori name, or by the Māori name , is a grass of the family Poaceae that is endemic to New Zealand. ''Poa cita'' was described and named by Elizabeth Edgar in 1986, ha ...
'', silver tussock, a tussock grass endemic to New Zealand
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