Goldreeds
Elegia
Elegia is a genus of grass-like plants in the family Restionaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. Some are grown as ornamentals in gardens.
50 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cape Thatching Reed
speciesElegia tectorum
Broom reed
speciesElegia capensis
Rocket Reed
speciesElegia mucronata
Slender Goldreed
speciesElegia filacea
Cushion Goldreed
speciesElegia stipularis
Minihead Deckreed
speciesElegia microcarpa
Bractless Deckreed
speciesElegia ebracteata
Naked Deckreed
speciesElegia nuda
Handsome Goldreed
speciesElegia persistens
Horse Goldreed
speciesElegia equisetacea
Rustling Goldreed
speciesElegia racemosa
Furball Goldreed
speciesElegia cuspidata
Scale Goldreed
speciesElegia squamosa
Hookers Goldreed
speciesElegia hookeriana
Elegia recta
speciesElegia recta
Tall Goldreed
speciesElegia thyrsoidea
Wing Goldreed
speciesElegia juncea
Pagoda Goldreed
speciesElegia spathacea
Pipe Goldreed
speciesElegia fistulosa
Elephant Reed
speciesElegia macrocarpa
Elegia muirii
speciesElegia muirii
Rough Goldreed
speciesElegia asperiflora
Elephant Deckreed
speciesElegia elephantina
Elegia neesii
speciesElegia neesii
Fine Goldreed
speciesElegia vaginulata
Elegia galpinii
speciesElegia galpinii
Slanghoek Goldreed
speciesElegia thyrsifera
Hermanus Deckreed
speciesElegia aggregata
Elegia extensa
speciesElegia extensa
Elegia esterhuyseniae
speciesElegia esterhuyseniae
Elegia hutchinsonii
speciesElegia hutchinsonii
Elegia deusta
speciesElegia deusta
Blue Goldreed
speciesElegia grandispicata
Elegia verreauxii
speciesElegia verreauxii
Elegia acockii
speciesElegia acockii
Grand Goldreed
speciesElegia grandis
Namaqua Deckreed
speciesElegia namaquensis
Elegia prominens
speciesElegia prominens
Elegia stokoei
speciesElegia stokoei
Elegia decipiens
speciesElegia decipiens
Elegia caespitosa
speciesElegia caespitosa
Elegia fenestrata
speciesElegia fenestrata
Mannetjies Goldreed
speciesElegia altigena
Elegia marlothii
speciesElegia marlothii
Elegia coleura
speciesElegia coleura
Elegia fastigata
speciesElegia fastigata
Elegia fucata
speciesElegia fucata
Elegia atratiflora
speciesElegia atratiflora
Elegia rigida
speciesElegia rigida
Elegia intermedia
speciesElegia intermedia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 379672.