Elegia capensis (Burm.F.) Schelpe

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Elegia

Characteristics

Plants clumped, large, 1-3 m high; rhizomes branched. Culms branching or branches whorled at each node, round, smooth or striate; clusters of sterile branches present at nodes of fertile branches, giving a bushy appearance. Leaf sheaths > 1 per culm, caducous, flat and standing free from culm, mucro present. Male inflorescences with 501 or more spikelets; spathes caducous, taller than spikelets, cartilaginous. Female inflorescences with 51-100 spikelets; spathes longer than spikelets, caducous. Ovary unilocular; styles 3, white. Flowering time Oct.-Mar. Fruit an indehiscent nut.
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Dioecious, rhizomatous perennial to 3 m, culms with dense, sterile, verticillate branches.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 3.0
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Elegia capensis leaf picture by David Dalziel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Elegia capensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60431054-2
WFO ID wfo-0000402172
COL ID 396Y9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Elegia capensis Elegia verticillaris Restio verticillaris Restio verticillatus Equisetum capense