Desmostachya bipinnata

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool}
Derivation of the botanical name:

Desmostachya, desmos Greek), “binding material” and stachys, stachus, στάχυς, “a spike”, in reference to the inflorescence.

bipinnate, bi, “twice”, pinnat, “feathered, winged”; twice feathered

• The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
• The standard author abbreviation Stapf is used to indicate Otto Stapf (1857 – 1933), an Austrian born botanist.
• The standard author abbreviation Schum. is used to indicate Julius (Heinrich Karl) Schumann (1810 – 1868), a German botanist.

The ropes on the Solar Boat/Funerary Boat of Cheops (Khufu) at Giza, Egypt, were made of Desmotachya bipinnata.
The wooden parts were joined by rope from the inside. The boats would absorb water and then the ropes would swell, causing them to seal and close up.

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool}