Botanical name
Restio capensisFamily
RestionaceaeSynonym (old name)
Ischyrolepis capensisDescription
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