Elegia elephantina, the large Cape rush, is a species of reed‑like flowering plant in the family Restionaceae, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]
| Elegia elephantina | |
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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 |
| Species: | E. elephantina
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| Binomial name | |
| Elegia elephantina H.P.Linder
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References
edit- ^ "Elegia elephantina H.P.Linder". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Large Cape Rush Elegia elephantina". Plants Database. National Gardening Association. 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Elegia elephantina". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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