''Apodasmia similis'', also known as oioi or jointed wire rush, is a plant that is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to New Zealand. It is a coastal plant but is also found around peat bogs and hot springs. It flowers from October to December and bears fruit from December to March.
Importance
''Apodasmia similis'', along with ''
Empodisma minus
''Empodisma minus'', commonly known as (lesser) wire rush or spreading rope-rush, is a perennial evergreen belonging to the southern-hemisphere family of monocotyledonous plants Restionaceae. The Latin name ''Empodisma minus'' translates to “ta ...
'', are the respective host plants of the two species of
leafhopper
Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family (biology), family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or ...
s, ''
Paracephaleus hudsoni'' and ''
Paracephaleus curtus'', native to New Zealand.
See also
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Wetlands of New Zealand
New Zealand has several notable wetlands but 90% of wetland areas have been lost following European settlement.
The Resource Management Act 1991, the major Act of Parliament determining land use, defines wetlands as "permanently or intermittent ...
References
External links
Oioiat
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand''Apodasmia similis''at the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
Flora of New Zealand
Restionaceae
Taxa named by Barbara G. Briggs
Taxa named by Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson
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