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Elegia (plant)

Elegia
Elegia fistulosa.JPG
Elegia fistulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Elegia
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Synonyms
  • Chondropetalum Rottb.
  • Dovea Kunth
  • Lamprocaulos Mast.

Elegia is a genus of grass-like plants in the family Restionaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. Some are grown as ornamentals in gardens.

Species


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