Elegia capensis

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Home Plants magnoliophyta liliopsida poales restionaceae elegia Elegia capensis

(Burm.f.) Schelpe

1967

broom reed

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Elegia capensis, called the horsetail restio, or bergbamboes is a species of grass‑like flowering plant in the genus Elegia, native to the Fynbos region of the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. This dicot plant bears a strong resemblance to a scouring rush or horsetail (Equisetum ) spp. with whorls of around 25 side shoots spaced 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) apart. The plant is usually 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high but can reach 3 m (9.8 ft) on occasion. The flowers are brown and inconspicuous. ...read more on Wikipedia.

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