Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Stipeae > Genus Macrochloa

Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Macrochloa*	Kunth	accepted genus name
*Macrochloa antiatlantica*	(Barreña, D. Rivera, Alcaraz & Obón) H. Scholz & Valdés	taxonomically included in
*Macrochloa tenacissima*	(L.) Kunth	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Stipa tenacissima*	L.	basionym
*Stipa kelibiae*	Moraldo, Raffaelli & Ricceri	heterotypic synonym
*Macrochloa tenacissima subsp. gabesensis*	(Moraldo, Raffaelli & Ricceri) H. Scholz & Valdés	taxonomically included in
*Macrochloa tenacissima subsp. tenacissima*	(L.) Kunth	taxonomically included in
*Macrochloa tenacissima subsp. umbrosa*	F. M. Vázquez	taxonomically included in

Children

Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth subsp. tenacissima
Macrochloa tenacissima subsp. gabesensis (Moraldo, Raffaelli & Ricceri) H. Scholz & Valdés
Macrochloa tenacissima subsp. umbrosa F. M. Vázquez

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Basque: espartzu; esparzua sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: atotxa; espart; espart ver; espartera; totxa sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: espart; espart comú sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: alfa; esparto sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: ariza; atocha; atochín; atochón; espartera; esparto; esparto fino; esparto ordinario; limpiasantos; raigón sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Valencian: espart; espart d´estores; espart ver; espart verd; espartera; totxa

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Révis. Gramin. 1: 58. 1829

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ad19c16d-8d72-4432-a84e-2086e635e4d3