Elegia juncea
A species in the Restionaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Restionaceae
- Genus
- Elegia
- Species
- Elegia juncea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1771
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Elegia juncea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
11 synonyms in this snapshot
- Elegia juncea var. geniculataName author: Pillans
- Elegia kraussiiName author: Hochst.
- Elegia propinquaName author: (Nees) Kunth
- Elegia propinqua var. minorName author: Mast.
- Elegia propinquus var. minorName author: Mast.
- Restio elegiaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Restio erectusName author: Nees
- Restio junceusName author: Zeyh. & Nees ex Nees
- Restio propinquusName author: Nees
- Restio thyrsiferName author: Lam.
- Restio thyrsiferName author: Rottb.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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