Esparto

Stipa tenacissima L.

Stipa tenacissima (Esparto) is a species of perennial grass in the family true grasses. They have dry fruit. Individuals can grow to 1.8 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of esparto. View this species on GBIF