Elegia equisetacea, the horsetail restio or broom reed, is a species of reed‑like 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]

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

References

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  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.