Elegia equisetacea

Elegia equisetacea
	Habit
	Inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Restionaceae
Genus:	Elegia
Species:	E. equisetacea
Binomial name
	Elegia equisetacea; (Mast.) Mast.

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]

References[]

^ "Elegia equisetacea (Mast.) Mast". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ "Broom Reed, Horsetail Restio Elegia equisetacea". Dave's Garden. MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ "Elegia equisetacea". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

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[715836-1-1] "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.

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