Ampelodesmos

Ampelodesmos

Taxobox
name = "Ampelodesmos"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Stipoideae
genus = "Ampelodesmos"
genus_authority = Link
species = "A. mauritanicus"
binomial = "Ampelodesmos mauritanicus"
binomial_authority = (Poir.) T. Dur. & Schinz

"Ampelodesmos" is a monotypic genus of grass containing the single species "Ampelodesmos mauritanicus", which is known by the common names stramma, Mauritania grass, rope grass, and dis grass. This is a clumping perennial grass which is native to the Mediterranean but has been introduced elsewhere and is cultivated as an ornamental. Its nodding flower panicles can be nearly two feet long. In its native area it is used as a fiber for making mats, brooms, and twine. The genus name comes from the Greek "ampelos", "vine", and "desmos", "bond", from its former use as a string to tie up grapevines.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8801,8802 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMMA5 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0917e/A0917e03.htm "Amphelodesmos" uses]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ampelodesmos+mauritanicus Photo gallery]


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