noun, masculine/spaʁt/plural: spartes
esparto (Lygeum spartum)
“La végétation est une steppe mixte à alfa (Stipa tenacissima) et sparte (Lygeum spartum). Son recouvrement global est de 50% (dont 30% de alfa et 10% de sparte).” — The vegetation is a steppe mixed from the two types of esparto grass Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum spartum. Coverage overall is 50% and 10% each.
Learned borrowing from Latin spartum.