Basket of esparto - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 33273 | |||||
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Plant Name | 200.00 POACEAE Stipa tenacissima | Entry Book Number | 55.1851 | |
| Artefact Name | Basket of esparto | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Spain | TDWG Region | Spain | ||
| Parts Held | Basket of esparto | Geography Description | Spain, Europe, Southwestern Europe | ||
| Uses | Basket of espartoUse: User: | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Maclean J | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Sparto grass was used by the Carthaginians for shipping see Livy. Book XXii ch 20. 'The Fleet arrived at Longantica, where a great quantity of Spartum had been collected for the use of the Navy. As much of it as they wanted was taken away, and the rest, set on fire. Dr Alexander. Label source: List in Spanish | ||||
| Determinations: | 200.00 POACEAE Stipa tenacissima L. 200.00 POACEAE Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth | ||||