Thamnochortus cinereus

Thamnochortus cinereus is a species of grass-like restio of the family Restionaceae. It grows in the fynbos region in South Africa. It is known as the silver reed in English and Silverriet in Afrikaans.^[1]

Thamnochortus cinereus
A specimen cultivated at Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Restionaceae
Genus:	Thamnochortus
Species:	T. cinereus
Binomial name
Thamnochortus cinereus H.P.Linder

Description

Detail of flowering head

This is a 'tufted' restio, somewhat rush-like in appearance; it looks like a miniature version of larger restio species such as Elegia capensis.