Esparto (Stipa tenacissima) is a perennial herb endemic to South Iberian Peninsula and north Africa. Produces a fiber used to manufacture basketry and

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Esparto (Stipa tenacissima) is a perennial herb endemic to South Iberian Peninsula and north Africa. Produces a fiber used to manufacture basketry and cords. Panicle detail. This photo was taken in Sorbas, Almeria province, Andalucia, Spain.

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