Ammophila arenaria

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Read about Ammophila arenaria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ammophila arenaria, Link (A. arundinacea, Host). Beach- Grass. Marram-grass. Sea Sand-reed. Psamma. One to 3 ft.: blades long, somewhat involute: panicle pale, several in. or as much as a ft. long. Dept. Agric., Div. Agrost. 7:167; 14:11. Sand-dunes along the seacoast.—On account of the long, hard, branching rootstocks, it has been much used as a sand-binder in Eu. and certain parts of Amer., especially Cape Cod and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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