Restio is a genus of flowering plants within the family Restionaceae, described in 1772. The entire genus is endemic to South Africa (Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal). 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. Many species formerly included within the genus Restio are now classified into a number of other genera including Acion, Baloskion, and Eurychorda.