Sporadanthus ferrugineus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Restionaceae |
Genus: | Sporadanthus |
Species: | S. ferrugineus |
Binomial name | |
Sporadanthus ferrugineus de Lange, Heenan & B.D.Clarkson |
Sporadanthus ferrugineus, the bamboo rush or giant wire rush, is a plant endemic to New Zealand. In 2011, it was voted "Plant of the Year" in a poll run by the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network.