Botanical name

Restio capensis

Family

Restionaceae

Synonym (old name)

Ischyrolepis capensis

Description

Dioecious untidy tufted perennial up to 50cm; culms branched, tubercled (warty). Sheaths spreading, topped with long membranous lobes. Floral bracts long-acuminate, recurved.

Habitat

Variable, but mostly stony clay slopes

Flower Date

October to November