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Ammophila breviligulata

Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

american beach-grass, american beachgrass

Ammophila breviligulata (American Beach-grass)

Image ID: 9981
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: AMBR
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ammophila breviligulata
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: AMMOP
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Ammophila
GENUS AUTHORITY: Host
GENUS COMMON: Beachgrass
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 2-3 species, rhizomatous perennials, north temperate.
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GENUS REFERENCES: Barkworth in FNA (2007a); Tucker (1996)=Z.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: POACEA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Poaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: (R. Brown) Barnhart 1895 or GRAMINEAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Grass Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 771 genera and 12,074 species, herbs (and some shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan. Tribal classification largely follows FNA (2003a, 2007a), with some changes based on subsequent research, as for instance in the Chloridoideae (Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson 2010a).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a, 2007a)=FNA; Hitchcock and Chase (1950)=HC; Blomquist (1948); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010a, 2010b). Key to genera adapted in large part from FNA.

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Grass/Grasslike

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION: Evergreen

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BLOOM TIME: Aug-Sep

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NATIVE RANGE: eastern North America

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
861	SOS	2016-11-04	Flood	View
951	SOS	2017-10-11	Dakar	View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
8134	2004-0143	2006-05-19		View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
11388	8134	200	NCBG staff	2003-03-03	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: AMBR
USDA Common Name: American Beachgrass
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
Distribution: USA (CA, CT, DE, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT, WA, WI), CAN (BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	UPL		FACU		FACU			UPL	UPL	UPL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ammophila breviligulata
COMMON NAME: American Beach-grass
SYNONYMY: [= K, Va; < A. breviligulata - RAB, F, G, HC, S; = A. breviligulata ssp. breviligulata - FNA; ? A. breviligulata - C, Pa, Z]
PHENOLOGY: Aug-Sep.
HABITAT: Dunes, rarely on dry sandy shores along Coastal Plain Rivers (in VA).
COMMENTS: NL (Newfoundland) south to about Cape Hatteras, Dare County, NC, and on shores around the Great Lakes; planted farther south. As a native grass, Ammophila ranged south only to NC, where it was rare; it is now commonly planted (sprigged) in the Carolinas as a sand-binder and is now common south into SC.
RANGE MAP: Ammophila breviligulata.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Poaceae (R. Brown) Barnhart 1895 or GRAMINEAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Grass Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 771 genera and 12,074 species, herbs (and some shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan. Tribal classification largely follows FNA (2003a, 2007a), with some changes based on subsequent research, as for instance in the Chloridoideae (Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson 2010a).
REFERENCE: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a, 2007a)=FNA; Hitchcock and Chase (1950)=HC; Blomquist (1948); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010a, 2010b). Key to genera adapted in large part from FNA.

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Ammophila Host (Beachgrass)
SUMMARY: A genus of 2-3 species, rhizomatous perennials, north temperate.
REFERENCE: Barkworth in FNA (2007a); Tucker (1996)=Z.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Ammophila breviligulata in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Ammophila breviligulata in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Ammophila breviligulata in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Ammophila breviligulata in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Ammophila breviligulata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ammophila breviligulata

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 9981 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 9981 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 9982 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)