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Askidiosperma andreaeanum

Askidiosperma andreaeanum
Common names: paper-sheath restio
Family: Restionaceae

... to assist Dr Marloth, and collected plants, including Restionaceae, mainly in the arid inland mountains. Restionaceae is the family name of restios. The name is ... and alludes to the use of these plants in southern Africa. Restionaceae has 400 species in about 40 genera and most  of ...

31 / 12 / 2018 | Mashudu Nndanduleni |
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Cannomois grandis

Cannomois grandis, female plant
Common names: giant river-reed, large bell reed, grand Cape-reed, rekoala, pokers (Eng.); bergbamboes, besemriet, besemgoed, olifantsriet, perdehoef, assegaai (Afr.
Family: Restionaceae

... belongs to the large southern hemisphere restio family, Restionaceae, which constitutes more than 400 species of ...

17 / 10 / 2016 | Anthony Hitchcock |
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Cannomois virgata

Male inflorescence
Common names: bell reed, rekoala (Eng.); bergbamboes, besemriet,olifantsriet, perdehoef, assegaai (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... survive in frozen or very wet, cold soils. Like all other Restionaceae, Cannomois virgata is wind pollinated. The seeds ... virgata belongs to the large southern hemisphere family of Restionaceae, which constitutes more than 400 species of ...

26 / 07 / 2004 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia aggregata

Elegia aggregata
Common names: Hermanus riet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... are very short and culms are unbranched and round. The Restionaceae family typically have leaves in sheaths along ... aggregata is one of the fastest growing plants in the Restionaceae. The natural distribution of Elegia aggregata is ... are good subject to be planted with this plant. The family Restionaceae, commonly known as restios, is found on all ...

06 / 01 / 2014 | Zitobile Sikova | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia capensis

Elegia capensis
Common names: horsetail restio (Eng.); besemriet, fonteinriet, katstert, kanet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... all ripe at the same time. While most other genera of the Restionaceae make seed collecting difficult because all the ... genus Elegia , and 18 other genera belong to the family Restionaceae.   The name Elegia is presumed to come from the ...

09 / 02 / 2004 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia cuspidata

Elegia cuspidata
Common names: blombiesie (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... the garden but do tend to become untidy with age. African Restionaceae contains 8 genera made up of ± 350 species. ...

27 / 06 / 2011 | Louise Nurrish | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia equisetacea

Elegia equisetacea
Family: Restionaceae

04 / 08 / 2003 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia fenestrata

Elegia fenestrata
Common names: stream golden-reed
Family: Restionaceae

... have formed a good root ball in their pots /plant bags. Restionaceae is the family name of the restios, and contains ...

04 / 05 / 2020 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia filacea

Elegia filacea
Common names: little golden curls
Family: Restionaceae

... ‘a thread’, maybe referring to the slender culms. Restionaceae is the family name of the restios. The name is ... and alludes to the use of these plants in southern Africa. Restionaceae has 400 species in about 40 genera and most of ...

03 / 06 / 2019 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia fistulosa

Elegia fistulosa
Common names: Hollow Reed, Pypriet
Family: Restionaceae

... National Botanical Garden November 2001 It belongs to the Restionaceae, a large family of about 400 species, nearly 350 ...

12 / 11 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia grandispicata

Male in flower
Common names: none known
Family: Restionaceae

... germination and use until pricking out. The family name, Restionaceae, is derived from the Latin restis , which means cord or rope and refers to their former use. Restionaceae are found in the southern hemisphere, with ± ...

24 / 06 / 2013 | Louise Nurrish | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia nuda

E. nuda mixed male and female plants
Common names: none known
Family: Restionaceae

... This may refer to the flowers not being covered by bracts. Restionaceae is one of the main components of fynbos vegetation. There are over 350 species within Restionaceae with Elegia alone containing more than 50 ...

19 / 04 / 2010 | Louise Nurrish | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia persistens

Elegia persistens
Common names: handsome goldreed
Family: Restionaceae

... the germination rate of this and many other species of Restionaceae. The seeds are sown in the early winter season ... fed with standard organic fertilizers. The family name, Restionaceae, is derived from the Latin restis , which means ...

24 / 02 / 2020 | Thembakazi Dyariwe | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia spathacea

Elegia spathacea
Common names: pagoda goldreed (Eng.)
Family: Restionaceae

... which are very prominent. Restios belong to the family Restionaceae. The name was obtained from the Latin restis , ... and alludes to the use of these plants in southern Africa. Restionaceae has 400 species in about 40 genera and most of ...

19 / 04 / 2021 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia stipularis

E. stipularis
Common names: cushion restio
Family: Restionaceae

... as long as it gets sufficient watering. The family name, Restionaceae, refers to the Latin restis, which means cord or ...

10 / 12 / 2007 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elegia tectorum

Elegia tectorum
Common names: Cape thatching reed, deckreed (Eng.), dakriet, dekriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... the germination rate of this and many other species of Restionaceae. The main requirements for growing restios ... Cape thatching reed belongs to the family of Cape reeds (Restionaceae) and are also known as restios. These plants ...

13 / 08 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Hypodiscus aristatus

Hypodiscus aristatus
Common names: bristly pineapple reed, hedgehogs, needle reed (Eng.); naaldriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... of resprouting after a fire. Hypodiscus Propagation of Restionaceae is done by seed. Seeds are sown in late autumn ... in the genus. Hypodiscus was described as a group in the Restionaceae in 1836 and the entire genus is endemic to the ... which give this species its bristly inflorescences. The Restionaceae is a ‘southern’ plant family as it is found ...

16 / 12 / 2019 | Karen Wall | Harold Porter NBG
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Platycaulos callistachyus

Platycaulos callistachyus female flowers
Common names: none
Family: Restionaceae

... callistachyus is the largest. There are ± 480 species of Restionaceae worldwide with 330 species occurring in Africa. The family name, Restionaceae, refers to the Latin restis, which means cord or ...

08 / 06 / 2009 | Louise Nurrish | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio dispar

Female inflorescences of Restio dispar
Common names: red-spathe restio
Family: Restionaceae

... on at the outside part of the plant. The family name of Restionaceae refers to the Latin restis , which means cord ... The more than 400 species in about 40 genera of the Restionaceae family occur in the winter rainfall regions of ...

05 / 05 / 2003 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio festuciformis

Restio festuciformis
Common names: green grass-like restio (Eng.); groengrasriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

12 / 08 / 2002 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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