Restionaceae
Cape thatching reed
Elegia tectorum
- Family
- Restionaceae
- Genus
- Elegia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Dakriet
- English
- Cape thatching reed
Synonyms
- Chondropetalum tectorum Raf.
- Dovea cylindrostachya Mast.
- Dovea tectorum Mast.
- Restio tectorum L.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, April (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: PRINCE UBISI, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sharndreheuvel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charleen Brunke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: safiyyah hattas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.