Macrochloa tenacissima

Details Top

Internal ID UUID6440313ada104776036811
Scientific name Macrochloa tenacissima
Authority Kunth
First published in Révis. Gramin. 1: 59 (1829)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

Write a new one!
No ethnobotanical data added yet. Help us by writing one.

General Uses Top

Write a new one!
No general uses added yet. Help us by writing one.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Lasiagrostis tenacissima Trin. & Rupr. Sp. Gram. Stipac. : 94 (1842)
Stipa kelibiae Moraldo, Raffaelli & Ricceri Candollea 44: 80 (1989)
Stipa tenacissima var. villosiuscula H.Lindb. Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol. 1(2): 24. 1932
Stipa tortilis Buch Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1816-1817: 376 (1819)
Stipa tenacissima L. Amoen. Acad. 4: 266 (1759)

Common names Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!

Language Common/alternative name
English esparto
English alfa
Spanish atochón
Spanish atochon
Spanish atocha
Spanish atochin
Spanish espartal
Spanish espartera
Spanish esparto
Spanish atochar
Spanish raigón
Spanish raigon
Spanish limpiasantos
Spanish esparto ordinario
Spanish esparto fino
Arabic حشيشة الاسبرتو
Arabic عذم حلفائي
Arabic حلفة
Arabic حلفاء(نبت)
Arabic حَلْفاء
Arabic حشيشة الحلفا
Arabic الحلفا
German halfagras
German alfagras
Esperanto alfo
Esperanto alfogreso
Basque espartzu
Persian دوخ
Finnish espartohöyhenheinä
Finnish espartoheinä
French alpha
French alfa
Manx alfey
Hungarian eszpartófű
Armenian Փետրախոտ ձգվող
Armenian Վարսնակ
io esparto
Italian alfa
Japanese エスパルト
Georgian ალფა ბალახი
Kabyle awri
Norwegian Bokmål alfagress
Dutch esparto
Norwegian Nynorsk alfagress
Norwegian Nynorsk alfagras
Norwegian Nynorsk halfagras
Norwegian Nynorsk halfa
Norwegian Nynorsk espartogras
Norwegian Nynorsk esparto
oc espart
Polish ostnica esparto
Russian Эспарто
Russian альфа
Russian ковыль тянущийся
Serbo-Croatian esparto
Swedish espartogräs
Swedish alfagräs

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
Name Authority First published in
Macrochloa tenacissima subsp. gabesensis (Moraldo, Raffaelli & Ricceri) H.Scholz & Valdés Willdenowia 36: 663 (2006)
Macrochloa tenacissima subsp. tenacissima Unknown
Macrochloa tenacissima subsp. umbrosa F.M.Vázquez Acta Bot. Malac. 31: 74 (2006)

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No variety added yet.

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No subvariety added yet.

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No forms added yet.

Germination/Propagation Top

Suggest a correction or add new data!
No germination or propagation data was added yet.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia

Links to other databases Top

Suggest others/fix!
Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000878801
USDA Plants STTE13
Tropicos 25511540
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423803-1
The Plant List kew-445814
PFAF Stipa tenacissima
Observations.org 722950
IUCN Red List 57471077
IPNI 423803-1
iNaturalist 338643
GBIF 2704468
Freebase /m/02gqsh
EPPO STDTE
EOL 1114090
Elurikkus 286716
US Library of Congress sh85044878
USDA GRIN 35711
Wikipedia Stipa_tenacissima
Tropicos 25519672
INPN 107131
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407732-1
Open Tree Of Life 310453
Observations.org 147283
NCBI Taxonomy 666013
IPNI 407732-1
GBIF 4127897
USDA GRIN 446538
Open Tree Of Life 310453

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
If you wish to see all the related articles click here.
Title Authors Publication Released IDs
A Review of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composites for Lower-Limb Prosthetic Designs Castro-Franco AD, Siqueiros-Hernández M, García-Angel V, Mendoza-Muñoz I, Vargas-Osuna LE, Magaña-Almaguer HD Polymers (Basel) 05-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11085599
doi:10.3390/polym16091293
PMID:38732761
Isotopic evidence of high reliance on plant food among Later Stone Age hunter-gatherers at Taforalt, Morocco Moubtahij Z, McCormack J, Bourgon N, Trost M, Sinet-Mathiot V, Fuller BT, Smith GM, Temming H, Steinbrenner S, Hublin JJ, Bouzouggar A, Turner E, Jaouen K Nat Ecol Evol 29-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11090808
doi:10.1038/s41559-024-02382-z
PMID:38684738
Effects of Nutritional Factors on Fat Content, Fatty Acid Composition, and Sensorial Properties of Meat and Milk from Domesticated Ruminants: An Overview Ponnampalam EN, Priyashantha H, Vidanarachchi JK, Kiani A, Holman BW Animals (Basel) 08-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10967350
doi:10.3390/ani14060840
PMID:38539939
Transpiration Dynamics of Esparto Grass (Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth) in a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Climate: Unraveling the Impacts of Pine Competition Pérez-Anta I, Rubio E, López-Serrano FR, Garcés D, Andrés-Abellán M, Picazo M, Chebbi W, Arquero R, García-Morote FA Plants (Basel) 27-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934751
doi:10.3390/plants13050661
PMID:38475507
Influence of Anatomy, Microstructure, and Composition of Natural Fibers on the Performance of Thermal Insulation Panels Ayadi M, Segovia C, Baffoun A, Zouari R, Fierro V, Celzard A, Msahli S, Brosse N ACS Omega 13-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10753721
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c02481
PMID:38162742
Postfire biodiversity database for eastern Iberia Pausas JG, Álvarez-Ruiz L, Baz A, Belliure J, Benítez G, Ferrer-Gallego PP, Herrando-Pérez S, Jiménez JN, Laguna E, Mínguez E, Montagud S, Outerelo R, Roca V, Santos X, Velázquez de Castro AJ, Viñolas A, Cifuentes J, Gilgado JD Sci Data 06-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10700513
doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02794-9
PMID:38057322
The earliest basketry in southern Europe: Hunter-gatherer and farmer plant-based technology in Cueva de los Murciélagos (Albuñol) Martínez-Sevilla F, Herrero-Otal M, Martín-Seijo M, Santana J, Lozano Rodríguez JA, Maicas Ramos R, Cubas M, Homs A, Martínez Sánchez RM, Bertin I, Barroso Bermejo R, Bueno Ramírez P, de Balbín Behrmann R, Palomo Pérez A, Álvarez-Valero AM, Peña-Chocarro L, Murillo-Barroso M, Fernández-Domínguez E, Altamirano García M, Pardo Martínez R, Iriarte Cela M, Carrasco Rus JL, Alfaro Giner C, Piqué Huerta R Sci Adv 27-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10530072
doi:10.1126/sciadv.adi3055
PMID:37756397
Adsorptive removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solution using Rumex abyssinicus derived activated carbon Abewaa M, Mengistu A, Takele T, Fito J, Nkambule T Sci Rep 07-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10485061
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41957-x
PMID:37679475
Nesting Ecology of European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Urban Areas in Southeast Spain: Nest Habitat Use and Characteristics Marco-Tresserras J, López-Iborra GM Animals (Basel) 29-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10417487
doi:10.3390/ani13152453
PMID:37570262
Screening Digitaria eriantha cv. Suvernola Endophytic Bacteria for Maize Growth Promotion Alves MJ, Mendonça JJ, Vitalino GM, Oliveira JP, Carvalho EX, Fracetto FJ, Fracetto GG, Lira Junior MA Plants (Basel) 08-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10385894
doi:10.3390/plants12142589
PMID:37514205
The Evolution and Future Trends of Unsaturated Polyester Biocomposites: A Bibliometric Analysis Gañán P, Barajas J, Zuluaga R, Castro C, Marín D, Tercjak A, Builes DH Polymers (Basel) 06-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10346843
doi:10.3390/polym15132970
PMID:37447615
Development of BioPolyurethane Coatings from Biomass-Derived Alkylphenol Polyols—A Green Alternative Silva TA, Marques AC, dos Santos RG, Shakoor RA, Taryba M, Montemor MF Polymers (Basel) 02-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10255496
doi:10.3390/polym15112561
PMID:37299359
Runoff and soil loss in biocrusts and physical crusts from the Tabernas Desert (southeast Spain) according to rainfall intensity Lázaro R, Gascón C, Rubio C Front Microbiol 24-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10246740
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1171096
PMID:37293214
Characterization of new natural cellulosic fiber from Calamus tenuis (Jati Bet) cane as a potential reinforcement for polymer composites Kar A, Saikia D Heliyon 23-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10238902
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16491
PMID:37274658
New Strategies to Increase the Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Woody Ornamental Plants in Mediterranean Climate Leotta L, Toscano S, Ferrante A, Romano D, Francini A Plants (Basel) 18-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10223706
doi:10.3390/plants12102022
PMID:37653939

Phytochemical Profile Top

Add a new one!
No natural compounds are linked yet. If you wish to help please use this tool.

Gallery Top

We don't have an image yet. Upload an image!

Contributors Top

No known contributors. Be the first!

Collections Top

In private collections 0
In public collections 0
You need to be authenticated in order to add this taxon to a personal collection.