Hypodiscus argenteus

Hypodiscus argenteus is a restio growing an erect tussock of culms to heights around 1 m. The unbranched, sometimes longitudinally ridged culms have striped sheaths.

The silvery flowerheads consist of florets are without perianths, but have pointed silvery bracts. The male spikelets are numerous, 5 mm long and translucent. The female spikelets are up to 2 cm long.

The species distribution is in the Western Cape from the Cape Peninsula to Clanwilliam and the Cederberg to the north and eastwards to the far west of the Eastern Cape. 

The habitat is fynbos slopes and flats. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Dorrat-Haaksma and Linder, 2012; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; iSpot; https://redlist.sanbi.org).