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Ficinia Anomala
''Ficinia'' is a genus of tufted or rhizomatous sedges in the family Cyperaceae. There are around 70 recognised species in Africa, four species (''Ficinia ambigua'', '' Ficinia anomala'', ''Ficinia nodosa,'' and ''Ficinia spiralis'') that occur in New Zealand and a single species ''Ficinia nodosa'' that occurs in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ....Levyns, Margaret Rutherford Bryan. 1947. Journal of South African Botany 13: 68 References Cyperaceae Cyperaceae genera {{Cyperaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ficinia Nodosa
''Ficinia nodosa'', the knotted club-rush or knobby club-rush, is a Rhizome, rhizomatous Perennial plant, 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. 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. Description ''Ficinia nodosa'', a grass-like sedge, grows to roughly 100 cm in height, with its smooth, green-yellow stems spreading up to 200 cm in diameter. The stems themselves grow to between 15 and 100 cm in length and 1 to 2 mm in diameter. The flowers appear as brown-orange clumps just below the tip of the stems, with hemispherical spikelets of 7-20 mm in diameter sitting un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |