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Isolepis prolifera (Rottb.) R.Br.

Budding Club-Rush · Vleigras (Afr.)

What’s in the name: Isolepis: Greek for "equal scales"; prolifera: "producing offspring".

“the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.”
— Lao Tzu (tr. James Legge), Tao Te Ching ch. 64 – Tao Te Ching, tr. James Legge (1891), 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 and Western Cape.

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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Isolepis prolifera (Rottb.) R.Br. (assessment 2005/06/30); English common name: iNaturalist.

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