Elegia elephantina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Elegia
Species:
E. elephantina
Binomial name
Elegia elephantina
H.P.Linder

Elegia elephantina, the large Cape rush, is a species of reedlike flowering plant in the family Restionaceae, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]

References

  1. "Elegia elephantina H.P.Linder". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. "Large Cape Rush Elegia elephantina". Plants Database. National Gardening Association. 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. "Elegia elephantina". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.


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