Machaerina rubiginosa, commonly known as soft twig rush, flat leaf twig rush or common twig rush, is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Asia and the Pacific.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Common Twig Rush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Machaerina arthrophylla
- Machaerina teretifolia
- Machaerina tetragona
- Lepidosperma longitudinale
- Machaerina tenax
- Schoenus brevifolius
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Machaerina
- Species
- Machaerina rubiginosa
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