Rhodocoma capensis, called the Cape restio, is a species of reed-like perennial grass in the family Restionaceae, native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Growing over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, with clumping, jointed stems, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental, suitable for borders and architectural applications.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of False Horsetail Capereed being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Restio paniculatus
- Restio subverticillatus
- Rhodocoma gigantea
- Cannomois robusta
- Restio leptoclados
- Elegia capensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Restionaceae
- Genus
- Rhodocoma
- Species
- Rhodocoma capensis
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