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Elegia racemosa

[= Dovea racemosa]

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Poales > Family: Restionaceae > Genus: Elegia

Elegia racemosa

Elegia racemosa, a resprouter after fire. Silvermine Nature Reserve, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Ecological interactions

Elegia racemosa  

A Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen from Elegia racemosa flowers in summer on Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]