Restio

Restio is a genus of flowering plants within the family Restionaceae, described in 1772. The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
In common with a number of other genera in the Restionaceae, restios are widely cultivated for use as garden ornamentals for their attractive nodular foliage. They are mildly frost hardy.
Species
Restio acockii
Restio adpressus
Restio affinis
Restio albotuberculatus
Restio alticola
Restio andreaeanus
Restio anomalus
Restio arcuatus
Restio aridus
Restio asperus
Restio aureolus
Restio bifarius
Restio bifidus
Restio bifurcus
Restio bolusii
Restio brachiatus
Restio brunneus
Restio burchellii
Restio caespitosus
Restio calcicola
Restio capensis
Restio capillaris
Restio cedarbergensis
Restio cincinnatus
Restio clandestinus
Restio coactilis
Restio colliculospermus
Restio communis
Restio confusus
Restio constipatus
Restio corneolus
Restio curvibracteatus
Restio curviramis
Restio cymosus
Restio debilis
Restio decipiens
Restio degenerans
Restio dispar
Restio distans
Restio distichus
Restio distractus
Restio distylis
Restio dodii
Restio durus
Restio duthieae
Restio echinatus
Restio egregius
Restio ejuncidus
Restio eleocharis
Restio elsieae
Restio esterhuyseniae
Restio exilis
Restio femineus
Restio festuciformis
Restio filicaulis
Restio filiformis
Restio fourcadei
Restio fragilis
Restio fraternus
Restio fuscidulus
Restio fusiformis
Restio gaudichaudianus
Restio gossypinus
Restio harveyi
Restio helenae
Restio hyalinus
Restio hystrix
Restio implicatus
Restio impolitus
Restio inconspicuus
Restio ingens
Restio insignis
Restio inveteratus
Restio involutus
Restio karooicus
Restio laniger
Restio leptoclados
Restio leptostachyus
Restio levynsiae
Restio longiaristatus
Restio luxurians
Restio macer
Restio marlothii
Restio micans
Restio miser
Restio mkambatiae
Restio monanthos
Restio monostylis
Restio montanus
Restio muirii
Restio multiflorus
Restio nanus
Restio nodosus
Restio nubigenus
Restio nudiflorus
Restio nuwebergensis
Restio obscurus
Restio occultus
Restio ocreatus
Restio pachystachyus
Restio paludicola
Restio paludosus
Restio paniculatus
Restio papillosus
Restio papyraceus
Restio parthenocarpos
Restio parvispiculus
Restio patens
Restio peculiaris
Restio pedicellatus
Restio perplexus
Restio perseverans
Restio pillansii
Restio praeacutus
Restio pratensis
Restio pulcher
Restio pulvinatus
Restio pumilus
Restio purpurascens
Restio pygmaeus
Restio quadratus
Restio quinquefarius
Restio ramosissimus
Restio rarus
Restio rigidus
Restio rigoratus
Restio rivulus
Restio rottboellioides
Restio rudolfii
Restio rupicola
Restio sabulosus
Restio saroclados
Restio saxatilis
Restio scaber
Restio scaberulus
Restio schoenoides
Restio secundus
Restio sejunctus
Restio setiger
Restio sieberi
Restio similis
Restio singularis
Restio sporadicus
Restio stereocaulis
Restio stokoei
Restio strictus
Restio strobilifer
Restio subtilis
Restio subverticillatus
Restio tenuispicatus
Restio tenuissimus
Restio tetragonus
Restio triflorus
Restio triticeus
Restio tuberculatus
Restio uniflorus
Restio unispicatus
Restio vallis-simius
Restio verrucosus
Restio versatilis
Restio vilis
Restio villosus
Restio vimineus
Restio virgeus
Restio wallichii
Restio wittebergensis
Restio zuluensis
Restio zwartbergensis
Many species formerly included within the genus Restio are now classified into a number of other genera including Acion, Baloskion, and Eurychorda.
References
Further reading
Restionaceae
Endemic flora of South Africa
Flora of KwaZulu-Natal
Flora of the Cape Provinces
Fynbos
Poales genera