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.


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