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Knobby Clubrush
Ficinia nodosa
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Soft RushJuncus effusus
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
spiny rushJuncus acutus
three-square bulrushSchoenoplectus pungens
soft-stemmed bulrushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Longleaf WattleAcacia longifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 1,929 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1,790 |
| Victoria | 743 |
| South Africa | 667 |
| Western Cape | 618 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 603 |
| New South Wales | 505 |
| South Australia | 347 |
| Wellington Region | 321 |
| Canterbury Region | 180 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | Sedges · Cyperaceae |
| Genus | Star Grasses · Ficinia |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Knobby Clubrush with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.