Botanical name

Elegia tectorum

Family

Restionaceae

Common Name

Dekriet

Synonym (old name)

Chondropetalum tectorum

Description

Dioecious tufted perennial up to 1m; culms simple, sheaths deciduous. Flowers 1.5-2.3mm, petals scabrid only in upper half, or smooth.

Habitat

Marshes and seeps on deep sand

Flower Date

April to June