A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link ssp. arenaria[FNA24, HC2]
European beachgrass
Publication: Hort. Berol. 1: 105. 1827.
Origin: Introduced
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA24: "Ammophila arenaria is a European species that has become naturalized in most temperate countries. It was introduced along the Pacific coast and in the interior of western North America as a sand binder.
North American plants belong to Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link subsp. arenaria, in which the glumes exceed the lemma and the callus hairs are about 2-3 mm long. It is native from northern and western Europe to northwestern Spain."
Last updated 11/23/2023 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
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