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Thamnochortus cinereus

Thamnochortus cinereus
A specimen cultivated at Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Thamnochortus
Species:
T. cinereus
Binomial name
Thamnochortus cinereus
H.P.Linder

Thamnochortus cinereus is a species of grass-like restio of the family Restionaceae. It grows in the fynbos region in South Africa. It is known as the silver reed in English and Silverriet in Afrikaans.[1]

Description

Detail of flowering head

This is a 'tufted' restio, somewhat rush-like in appearance; it looks like a miniature version of larger restio species such as Elegia capensis.

References

  1. ^ "thamnochortus cinereus". South African National Biodiversity Institute.

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