Cannomois grandis

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Cannomois grandis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Cannomois
Species:
C. grandis
Binomial name
Cannomois grandis

Cannomois grandis is a species of rush-like flowering plant in the genus Cannomois , native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental. [3]

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References

  1. S. African J. Bot. 77: 418 (2011)
  2. "Cannomois grandis H.P.Linder". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Cannomois grandis". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 29 November 2020.