Elegia elephantina, the large Cape rush, is a species of reed‑like 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]

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

References

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  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.