Ficinia marginata
Common names
coarse club-rush
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Sedges
Flower colours
Green
Habitat
Short-stature, open vegetation on wetland margins and dune hollows, or in dry sites such as coastal cliff-tops.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Synonyms
Isolepis marginata (Thunb.) A.Dietr.; Scirpus marginatus Thunb.; Ficinia marginata (Thunb.) Fourc.
Taxonomic notes
To achieve monophyly of Ficinia, a subset of Isolepis species grouped from a nuclear phylogeny, including I. marginata, have been reclassified as Ficinia. These species were resolved outside the core Isolepis. Although they lack a gynophore (a stalk or stipe raising the base of the ovary above the level of attachment of the perianth), a diagnostic for Ficinia, the authors (Muasya & Larridon 2021) felt it was better to place them in that genus.
Ecology
Year naturalised
1971
Origin
Southern Africa
Reason for introduction
Unknown—perhaps a seed or soil contaminant.
Wetland plant indicator status rating
Information derived from the revised national wetland plant list prepared to assist councils in delineating and monitoring wetlands (Clarkson et al., 2021 Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Contract Report LC3975 for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council). The national plant list categorises plants by the extent to which they are found in wetlands and not ‘drylands’. The indicator status ratings are OBL (obligate wetland), FACW (facultative wetland), FAC (facultative), FACU (facultative upland), and UPL (obligate upland). If you have suggestions for the Wetland Indicator Status Rating, please contact: [Enable JavaScript to view protected content]
FAC: Facultative
Commonly occurs as either a hydrophyte or non-hydrophyte (non-wetlands).
Other information
Etymology
ficinia: Named after Heinrich David Auguste Ficinus, 19th century German botanist
marginata: From the Latin marginatus ‘edge, margin’, where one colour is surrounded by a very narrow rim of another
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
FICMAR
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Johnson AT, Smith HA. 1986. Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd, Buckenhill, UK.
Muasya AM, Larridon I. 2021. Delimiting the genera of the Ficinia Clade (Cypereae, Cyperaceae) based on molecular phylogenetic data. PeerJ 9:e10737 DOI 10.7717/peerj.10737
NZPCN Fact Sheet citation
Please cite as: de Lange, P.J.; Ogle, C. (Year at time of access): Ficinia marginata Fact Sheet (content continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/ficinia-marginata/ (Date website was queried)