Elegia is a genus of grass-like plants in the family Restionaceae endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. Some species are grown as ornamentals in gardens. It was first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. Species • Elegia acockii • Elegia aggregata • Elegia altigena • Elegia asperiflora • Elegia atratiflora • Elegia caespitosa • Elegia capensis • Elegia coleura • Elegia cuspidata • Elegia decipiens • Elegia deusta • Elegia ebracteata • Elegia elephantina • Elegia equisetacea • Elegia esterhuyseniae • Elegia extensa • †Elegia fastigata • Elegia fenestrata • Elegia filacea • Elegia fistulosa • Elegia fucata • Elegia galpinii • Elegia grandis • Elegia grandispicata • Elegia hookeriana • Elegia hutchinsonii • Elegia intermedia • Elegia juncea • Elegia macrocarpa • Elegia marlothii • Elegia microcarpa • Elegia mucronata • Elegia muirii • Elegia neesii • Elegia nuda • Elegia persistens • Elegia prominens • Elegia racemosa • Elegia recta • Elegia rigida • Elegia spathacea • Elegia squamosa • Elegia stipularis • Elegia stokoei • Elegia tectorum • Elegia thyrsifera • Elegia thyrsoidea • Elegia vaginulata • Elegia verreauxii