Species list

7 species found
Scientific name Common name Features Vegetation type(s)
Elegia asperiflora Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elegia capensis horsetail restio This will attract honey bees
Elegia nuda Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elegia recta Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elegia tectorum Cape thatching reed It can be used as a construction material
Suitable for wet sites
Elegia thyrsifera
Elegia thyrsifera Suitable for wet sites

Elegia asperiflora

horsetail restio

Elegia capensis

Elegia nuda

Elegia recta

Cape thatching reed

Elegia tectorum

Elegia thyrsifera

Elegia thyrsifera