Thamnochortus cinereus
| 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 | |
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.