Poaceae
Lygeum
Lygeum spartum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Lygeum
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- حلفاء مابول, سناغ
- Catalan
- Espart bord
- English
- Lygeum
- Esperanto
- Esparta ligeo
- Finnish
- Espartoheinä
- German
- Espartogras
- grc
- Ἀμπελόδεσμος
- Korean
- 리게움
- Polish
- Orzesznica siewna
- Spanish
- Albardin, Albardín, Esparto basto, Esparto borde, Esparto hembra, Esparto morisco, Falso esparto
Synonyms
- Lygeum apiculatum Gand.
- Lygeum insulare Gand.
- Lygeum loscosii Gand.
- Lygeum murcicum Gand.
- Lygeum spartum f. longispathum Trab.
- Lygeum spathaceum Lam.
- Lygeum tenax Salisb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.