Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link subsp. arenaria
European beachgrass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
European beachgrass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Distribution of Ammophila arenaria subsp. arenaria
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Species Information
General:
Perennial grass from rhizomes, the rhizomes tough, elongate, connecting tufts; stems wiry, hollow, up to 110 cm tall.
Leaves:
Sheaths open, smooth; blades stiff, 2-4 mm wide, in-rolled, smooth; ligules 10-25 mm long, short-hairy, pointed, the margins entire but sometimes jagged.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a spikelike panicle, (10) 15-30 cm long, mostly 15-20 mm wide when pressed; glumes pale, 10-14 mm long, subequal, the upper ones longer; lemmas 8-13 mm long, shorter than the lower glumes, usually with the midribs barely continuing as short points just below the tips, the callus bearding 2-3 mm long; rachilla vestiges about 1.5 mm long; anthers about 4.5 mm long; lodicules about 1.5 mm long.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Ammophila arenaria ssp. arenaria
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
14 | 13 | 15 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
1 | 0 | 3 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
280 | 280 | 280 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 2 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
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All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CDF(1), CWH(2) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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