Lygeum

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

Lygeum >

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Read about Lygeum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lygeum (Greek, lugoein, to bend). Gramineae. Spikelets 1-fld., 1 ½ -2 in. long, with a hard, curved beak, 2-3 together at the summit of the culms, partially inclosed in a foliaceous sheath: sts. slender, wiry, 2-3 ft., from a hard scaly running rootstock: blades involute, flexuous.—Species 1, L. Spartum, Linn., of arid parts of the Medit. region. This species, together with Stipa tenacissima (which see), forms the "Esparto" of commerce, which comes mostly from Spain and Algeria. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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