Macrochloa tenacissima
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Poales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Stipeae
Genus: Macrochloa
Species: Macrochloa tenacissima
Subspeciesː M. t. subsp. gabesensis –
M. t. subsp. tenacissima –
M. t. subsp. umbrosa
Name
[edit]Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 59 (1829)
Synonyms
[edit]- Homotypic
- Lasiagrostis tenacissima (L.) Trin. & Rupr. in Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 94 (1842)
- Stipa tenacissima L. in Amoen. Acad. 4: 266 (1759)
Distribution
[edit]| Native distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Kunth, K.S. 1829–1834. Révision des Graminées, publiées dans les Nova genera et species plantarum de Humboldt et Bonpland. Paris: Gide. DOI: 10.3931/e-rara-30192 Reference page. 1: 59.
Additional references
[edit]- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. [Cited as Stipa tenacissima.]
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Macrochloa tenacissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 04. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2026. Macrochloa tenacissima. Published online. Accessed: February 04 2026. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- العربية: حلفائيمصرى:
- অসমীয়া: espartu
- беларуская: Алфа
- Deutsch: Halfagras
- English: esparto
- español: Atocha, esparto
- euskara: Espartzu a
- فارسی: دوخ
- suomi: Espartohöyhenheinä
- français: Alfa
- magyar: Eszpartó
- 日本語: エスパルト
- Nederlands: Esparto
- norsk: Alfagras
- русский: Эспарто