Genus: 1 species.
English: Esparto grass; Cord grass; Albardine.
Region: Mediterranean.
Use: for fiber esparto similar to Stipa tenacissima.
BotanyHerb; grass; perennial grass; up to 75 cm high.
Root: rhizome; scaly; rhizomatous.
Stem: base scaly; leaves threadlike, stiff, tough, up to 50 cm long.
Inflorescence: few long-haired spikelets; ± 4 cm long, wrapped in a lance-shaped bract called a spatheole.
Flowers: hermaphroditic.