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Ammophila breviligulata Fernald
American beachgrass

       
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Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

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Distribution:
Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

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)
 

Related Taxa:
Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 3 species in Ammophila
 

Classification:
Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Ammophila Host – beachgrass
Species Ammophila breviligulata Fernald – American beachgrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
beach grass              Endangered
Minnesota:
beachgrass              Threatened
Ohio:
American beach grass              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
America beachgrass              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU- FACU- UPL UPL* NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40448.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

FAO-Ecocrop

IL-Genetic Structure of Natural and Restored Populations

IL-Illinois Plant Information Network

MD-Maryland Department of Natural Resources

MI-Department of Natural Resources

NY-Cornell University Allstar Groundcovers

OH-Ohio Department of Natural Resources

TNC Element Stewardship Abstract

UK-GrassBase-The Online World Grass Flora

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS-BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

WA-Department of Ecology

WI-University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point-Biology (Plant Images by Family)

 
 
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