Elegia is a genus of grass-like plants in the family Restionaceae endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[1][2] Some species are grown as ornamentals in gardens.
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| Elegia fistulosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Elegia L. |
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It was first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771.[3]
Species[1]
- Elegia acockii
- Elegia aggregata
- Elegia altigena
- Elegia asperiflora
- Elegia atratiflora
- Elegia caespitosa
- Elegia capensis
- Elegia coleura
- Elegia cuspidata
- Elegia decipiens
- Elegia deusta
- Elegia ebracteata
- Elegia elephantina
- Elegia equisetacea
- Elegia esterhuyseniae
- Elegia extensa
- †Elegia fastigata
- Elegia fenestrata
- Elegia filacea
- Elegia fistulosa
- Elegia fucata
- Elegia galpinii
- Elegia grandis
- Elegia grandispicata
- Elegia hookeriana
- Elegia hutchinsonii
- Elegia intermedia
- Elegia juncea
- Elegia macrocarpa
- Elegia marlothii
- Elegia microcarpa
- Elegia mucronata
- Elegia muirii
- Elegia neesii
- Elegia nuda
- Elegia persistens
- Elegia prominens
- Elegia racemosa
- Elegia recta
- Elegia rigida
- Elegia spathacea
- Elegia squamosa
- Elegia stipularis
- Elegia stokoei
- Elegia tectorum
- Elegia thyrsifera
- Elegia thyrsoidea
- Elegia vaginulata
- Elegia verreauxii
References
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- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Tropicos, Elegia L.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum 2: 162, 297
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