Ammophila (plant)
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Ammophila is a genus of flowering plants consisting of two or three very similar species of grasses. The genus name Ammophila originates from the Greek words ἄμμος, meaning "sand", and φίλος, meaning
Helmgras kijkduin februari 2005
A single leaf of marram grass, showing the rolled leaf which reduces water loss
Ammophila breviligulata
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Ammophila breviligulata is a species of grass native to eastern North America, where it grows on sand dunes along the Atlantic Ocean and Great Lakes coasts. Beachgrass thrives under conditions of shif
Ammophila (plant)
…parts of northern Europe, mainly from the Baltic Sea west to eastern England, and is known as × Ammocalamagrostis baltica or × Calammophila baltica. A. breviligulata - American marram grass or American beachgrass. Native to coasts of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes. Inflorescence to…
American Marram Grass Kohler Andrae State Park Lake Michigan
American beachgrass on Lake Michigan in Spring
Two varieties of American beachgrass growing on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. The greener stand in the distance is Cape variety, and has been introduced to this area; it is native to the Atlantic Ocean coasts of North America. The browner stand in the foreground is the native "Champlain beachgrass" (sometimes considered a separate species A. champlainensis).