Elegia (plant) explained

Elegia is a genus of grass-like plants in the family Restionaceae endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.^{[1] [2]} Some species are grown as ornamentals in gardens.

It was first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771.^[3]

Species^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=242182 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40001946 Tropicos, Elegia L.
3. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum 2: 162, 297