Elegia capensis

Elegia capensis, called the horsetail restio, is a species of grasslike flowering plant in the genus Elegia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Elegia capensis
At Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Elegia
Species:
E. capensis
Binomial name
Elegia capensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Elegia verticillaris (L.f.) Kunth
  • Restio verticillaris L.f.
  • Restio verticillatus Spreng.

References

  1. J. S. African Bot. 33: 156 (1967)
  2. "Elegia capensis (Burm.f.) Schelpe". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. "Elegia capensis horsetail restio". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 February 2021.


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