Oioi (Apodasmia similis)

Common name: Oioi

Oioi is a salt-tolerant rush ideal for coastal wetlands and estuarine margins, commonly used in restoration and stormwater treatment systems.

Purei is a robust wetland sedge suited to stormwater treatment areas, wetland edges, and low-lying riparian planting.

Availability

Eco-sourced native plants are available for project-scale planting and grow-to-order programmes. Contact us to discuss plant supply.

Suitable for

Coastal wetlands

Estuarine margins

Stormwater treatment areas

Characteristics

Height: up to 1–1.5m

Form: upright, rush-like clumps

Habitat: coastal wetlands, estuaries and saline margins

Light: full sun

Frost tolerance: low to moderate

Restoration uses

Coastal wetland restoration

Stormwater and wastewater treatment planting

Sediment stabilisation

Habitat for wetland fauna

Rongoā (traditional uses)

Knowledge of rongoā Māori is part of mātauranga Māori and traditionally held and practiced within whānau and hapū.

Many native plants hold significance within mātauranga Māori, including traditional uses in rongoā Māori. Where appropriate, we acknowledge these connections alongside ecological restoration uses.