Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

American Beachgrass

Synonyms: Ammophila champlainensis

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Poaceae

Genus: Ammophila

Species: Ammophila breviligulata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Threatened
VT - State Endangered (subsp. champlainensis)
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (High Priority) (subsp. champlainensis)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: UPL

PHOTOS OF Ammophila breviligulata