... images of the inflorescences and sheath, as credited.   Elegia spathacea is an erect, tussock-forming perennial, from ... do not hide the spikelets and are caducous (drop off). Elegia spathacea flowers in mid to late summer or in spring ... about 2 × 1 mm, with a soft ovary wall; nut apex smooth. Elegia spathacea is closely related and similar to E. rigida ...

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... with plant information and Alice Notten for the images. Elegia persistens has a dense, tufted growth habit, 0.3–1m ... winter into spring. The small fruits are actually nutlets. Elegia persistens occurs in the Riviersonderend Mountains, ... of plants as older plants are killed by the flames. Elegia A lovely compact restio for smaller to medium-sized ...

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... Sikova Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2014 Elegia aggregata can grow up to 2m tall. The rhizomes of this ... typically have leaves in sheaths along stems (culms). Elegia aggregata has blue-green stems with dark brown sheaths ... fine and dark, and are produced in December to January. Elegia aggregata is one of the fastest growing plants in the ...

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... Nurrish Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden June 2011 Elegia cuspidata has sturdy upright stems and grows 0.5-1.1 m ... the seed. Tiny shiny brown seeds are released in autumn. Elegia cuspidata is a coastal species endemic to the Western ... themselves and not performing any pollination function. Elegia Elegia cuspidata requires the following growing ...

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... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2007 Elegia stipularis has a compact, tufted growth habit, ... peninsula, southwestern mountains and Bredasdorp plains. Elegia stipularis is a species found largely on coastal ... of plants as older plants are killed by the flames. Elegia The ideal conditions for this species is full sun, ...

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... Jamieson Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2003 Elegia equisetacea is a medium to tall, tufted, reed-like ... by the wind more effective. A strange feature of the genus Elegia is that a large percentage of the seed is 'empty', ... much energy to form seed that is not viable, is not known. Elegia This species is best used as part of a mixed border or ...

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... Botanical Garden August 2001  updated August 2016   Elegia tectorum has an upright, symmetrical, tufted reed-like ... of up to 2-3 m. Like all members of the Restio family, Elegia tectorum has male and female flowers on separate ... proteas, pincushions, ericas and other fynbos species. Elegia tectorum occurs naturally in marshes and seeps on deep ...

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