Stipa tenacissima
| Stipa tenacissima | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Stipa |
| Species: | S. tenacissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Stipa tenacissima | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth | |
Stipa tenacissima (esparto, esparto grass, halfah grass, alfa grass, or needle grass) is a perennial grass of northwestern Africa and the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula.