Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link

English: European Beachgrass

German: Strandhafer

Portuguese: Estorno

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Liliopsida (392)

      Order: Cyperales (91)

        Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)

          Genus: Ammophila (1)

            Epithet: arenaria (L.) Link (2)

Synonyms: Ammophila arundinaceae Host, Ammophila littoralis (P.Beauv.) Rothm., Ammophila pallida (C.Presl) Fritsch, Arundo arenaria Linnaeus, Calamagrostis arenaria Roth, Diarrhena littoralis (P.Beauv.) Raspail, Psamma arenaria (L.) Roem. & Schult., Psamma littoralis P.Beauv., Psamma pallida C.Presl

arenaria => growing in sand

arundinaceae => resembling Arundo, referring to the reed-like characteristics

littoralis => found on the seashore

pallida => somewhat pallid, greenish

Climate: temperate

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: beige, white

Check for Ammophila arenaria at

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• [455] Ammophila arenaria - Plants For A Future database
• [771] Image of Ammophila arenaria - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
• [1183] Ammophila arenaria - GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora