Ficinia nodosa

Ficinia nodosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Ficinia
Species:
F. nodosa
Binomial name
Ficinia nodosa
(Rottb.) Goetgh. et al.
Synonyms
  • Scirpus nodosus Rottb.
  • Isolepis nodosa (Rottb.) R.Br.
  • "Scirpoides nodosus" (Rottb.) Soják
  • "Holoschoenus nodosus" (Rottb.) A. Dietr.

Ficinia nodosa, the knotted club-rush[1] or knobby club-rush, is a rhizomatous perennial in the family Cyperaceae, native to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Widespread in the Southern Hemisphere, Ficinia nodosa grows to between 15 and 220 cm in height.[2][3] Although it grows best in sandy, salty soil, the plant grows in a wide variety of environments from coastal sand dunes to alpine regions. F. nodosa’s appearance is characterised by dense clusters of long green stems topped with small, rounded flowers often remaining throughout the year.

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ "New South Wales Flora Online: Ficinia nodosa". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ^ "Ficinia nodosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.