Esparto

Esparto, halfah grass, or esparto grass is a fiber produced from two species of perennial grasses of north Africa, Spain and Portugal. It is used for crafts, such as basketry, espadrilles and cords. Macrochloa tenacissima and Lygeum spartum are the species used to produce esparto. Macrochloa tenacissima produces the better and stronger esparto. It is endemic to the Mediterranean region (growing in Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt). Another name in Spanish for the plan...