Elegia equisetacea (Mast.) Mast. is a plant in the Restionaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Elegia equisetacea (Mast.) Mast.
Elegia equisetacea is a reed-like South African flowering ornamental plant that has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Scientific name: Elegia equisetacea (Mast.) Mast. Elegia equisetacea, commonly known as horsetail restio or broom reed, is a reed-like flowering plant species belonging to the Restionaceae family. This species is native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for use as an ornamental plant.
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Anarthria scabra R.Br.
Thamnochortus cinereus H.P.Linder
Elegia tectorum (L.f.) Moline & H.P.Linder
Apodasmia similis (Edgar) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
Empodisma minus (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler
Hypolaena fastigiata R.Br.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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