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Ficinia nodosa
Knobby Club-rush
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Uses: Syn. Isolepis nodosa. Planted singly or in groups for mixed landscapes as a feature, or mass planted, in borders, verges, median strips and roundabouts. Extremely hardy and variable can be used as a sand-binder in some coastal locations.
Tolerant of calcareous soils. Fast growing.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.


:NU: Nullarbor    
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.5-1.5m
  • Spread 0.6-2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Cyperaceae
  • Botanical Name Ficinia nodosa
  • Common Name Knobby Club-rush
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld, Tas
  • Habit Clumping
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal cliffs, Coastal dunes, Coastal footslopes, Plains, 2nd line coast
  • Soil Texture Gravel, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Soil salinity, Salt spray
  • Supplementary Watering None
  • Flower Colour Brown
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
  • Flower Type Globular
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental, Erosion
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region