Ficinia spiralis (A.Rich.) Muasya & De Lange

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Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Ficinia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Coastal sand dune systems, favouring sloping and more or less unstable surfaces, growing mostly on the front face of active dunes and other areas where there is wind-blown sand.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Ficinia spiralis unspecified picture

Distribution

Ficinia spiralis world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77105190-1
WFO ID wfo-0000917812
COL ID 6HVSK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Desmoschoenus spiralis Isolepis spiralis Scirpus frondosus Ficinia spiralis Scirpus spiralis Anthophyllum urvillei