Ammophila (Poaceae)

A. arenaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Aveneae
Subtribus: Agrostidinae
Genus: Ammophila
Species: A. arenaria – A. breviligulata – A. champlainensis

Name

Ammophila Host, Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 4: 24 (1809).

• Type species: Ammophila arenaria  (L.) Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 105 (1827).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Psamma P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 143 (1812).
    

Note: This genus is now accepted as a synonym of Calamagrostis Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 31. (1763) and the combinations above need redirecting.

References

• Host, N.T. 1809. Icones et Descriptiones Graminum Austriacorum 4: 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ammophila in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 27. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, (Poaceae) Ammophila (Poaceae). Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Ammophila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Ammophila. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ammophila (Poaceae) in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ammophila (Poaceae).

Vernacular names

English: Marram Grass, Bent, Beach Grass
suomi: Rantakaurat
Nordfriisk: Halem
français: Ammophiles
Türkçe: Kum otu, Kum yulafı

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