Elegia (plant)
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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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Elegia is a genus of grass-like plants in the family Restionaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771.[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[1] Some are grown as ornamentals in gardens.
Species[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum 2: 162, 297
- ^ Tropicos, Elegia L.
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Categories:
- Restionaceae
- Endemic flora of South Africa
- Flora of the Cape Provinces
- Fynbos
- Poales genera
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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