Pingao

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Pingao
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Desmoschoenus
Species: D. spiralis
Binomial name
Desmoschoenus spiralis

Pingao, Desmoschoenus spiralis, 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 now has only a patchy distribution.

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