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Elegia thyrsoidea (Elegia thyrsoidea)

Description

A very showy landscape plant in the South African Restio (Restionaceae) Plant Family; soft grey/green stems with distinct tan/light brown bands and showy white bracts, new growth is especially vivid; drought and deer resistant; excels in large containers or as a focal specimen

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Restionaceae

              • Genus: Elegia