Elegia capensis--So. Africa. Cape Prov. Stellenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Nov 02. 033.jpg
This occurrence of Elegia capensis (Burm.f.) Schelpe was collected on November 20, 2002 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Restionaceae
Genus
Elegia
Specific Epithet
capensis
Authorship
(Burm.f.) Schelpe
Taxonomic Opinions
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Borderline
Threat status
Predicted threatened
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#79,041 of 335,497
Top 24%
Extinction probability
19%