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Genus Ficinia Family Cyperaceae

Description: Perennial or annual, tufted or rhizomatous sedges.

Leaf blades often poorly developed.

Inflorescences terminal, spikelets clustered sparsely or densely in heads or panicle-like. Glumes spirally arranged in the spikelets. Style 3-fid.

Small hypogynous disc (gynophore) often falling attached to the base of the achene.


Habitat
Photo Karen Wilson

Habit
Photo Karen L Wilson

Flower
Photo Karen L Wilson

Distribution and occurrence: Two species in NSW (one native, one introduced); also Vic, Tas, SA, WA; New Zealand; most species (c. 90) in Africa (Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagasca).

Text by KL Wilson (Oct 2006); edited KL Wilson (Jan 2023)
Taxon concept: KL Wilson (Oct 2006)

 Key to the species 
1Rhizomatous perennial with dense more or less globose headsFicinia nodosa
Small tufted annual with 1–6(-12)spikelets clustered in a loose headFicinia marginata

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