Ficinia nodosa (Rottb.) Goetgh., Muasya & D.A.Simpson
formerly Scirpoides nodosus
Knobby Clubrush · Vleibiesie (Afr.)
What’s in the name: Ficinia: honours Heinrich Ficinus, a German botanist; nodosa: "knotty".
“in Wildness is the preservation of the World.”
— Henry David Thoreau, Walking – Henry David Thoreau, Walking (1862), Project Gutenberg
Short profile: detailed growing notes for this species are not yet available from SANBI sources.
Available from AVNPlants: see the availability list.
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 Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape.
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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Ficinia nodosa (Rottb.) Goetgh., Muasya & D.A.Simpson (assessment 2005/06/30); English common name: iNaturalist.