Elegia equisetacea
Habit
Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Elegia
Species:
E. equisetacea
Binomial name
Elegia equisetacea

Elegia equisetacea, the horsetail restio or broom reed, is a species of reedlike flowering plant in the family Restionaceae, native to the southwestern 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 equisetacea (Mast.) Mast". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. "Broom Reed, Horsetail Restio Elegia equisetacea". Dave's Garden. MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. "Elegia equisetacea". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.


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