Calamagrostis breviligulata (Fern.) Saarela ssp. breviligulata
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- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Calamagrostis breviligulata (Fern.) Saarela ssp. breviligulata
- Common Name
- American Beach Grass
- Synonym(s)
- Ammophila breviligulata Fern.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Calamagrostis breviligulata (Fern.) Saarela ssp. breviligulata
- Comments
- The inclusion of the genus Ammophila, in which this species has long been included, is based on the work of Saarela et al. (2017):
Saarela, J.M., R.D. Bull, M.J. Paradis, S.N. Ebata, P.M. Peterson, R.J. Soreng, B. Paszko. 2017. Molecular phylogenetics of cool-season grasses in the subtribes Agrostidinae, Anthoxanthinae, Aveninae, Brizinae, Calothecinae, Koeleriinae and Phalaridinae (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae, Poeae chloroplast group 1). Phytokeys 87: 1-139 (2017). - Habitat
- Dunes and sandy estuarine shores, with Panicum amarum and, in se. Virginia, Uniola paniculata; characteristic of grasslands on unstable foredunes, both maritime and fronting the Chesapeake Bay; less characteristic of stabilized back-dune grasslands, scrub, and woodlands. Common in maritime zones of the outer Coastal Plain (including the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay); rare on dry sandy shores along the lower Potomac, Rappahannock, and James rivers.
- Native Status
- Native
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