Ficinia nigrescens (Schrad.) J.Raynal
Black Clubrush · Swartkopbiesie (Afr.)
What’s in the name: Ficinia: honours Heinrich Ficinus, a German botanist; nigrescens: "turning black".
“in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.”
— Isaiah 35:7 (KJV), The King James Version of the Bible (Project Gutenberg)
Short profile: detailed growing notes for this species are not yet available from SANBI sources.
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Family
Cyperaceae
Conservation status
Least Concern, SANBI Red List of South African Plants
Natural distribution & habitat
Also occurs beyond South Africa; recorded in the Eastern, Northern and Western Cape.
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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Ficinia nigrescens (Schrad.) J.Raynal (assessment 2005/06/30); English common name: iNaturalist.