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Minihead Deckreed (Elegia microcarpa)

Elegia microcarpa is a dioecious, reed-like restio native to the Western Cape of South Africa. It forms clumps in moist, sandy, or peaty soils, with slender, erect stems.

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Synonyms
Chondropetalum microcarpum (Kunth) Pillans
Dovea microcarpa Kunth
Dovea rigens Mast.
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classLiliopsida
  • orderPoales
  • familyRestionaceae
  • genusElegia
  • speciesElegia microcarpa