Biology:Elegia (plant)
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Elegia | |
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| Elegia fistulosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Elegia L. |
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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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Tropicos, Elegia L.
- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum 2: 162, 297
Wikidata ☰ Q3007993 entry
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