Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link
(Marram, Marram Grass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmmophila arenaria (Marram, Marram Grass)
GenusAmmophila (Bot.) (marram grasses)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ammophila arenaria (Marram, Marram Grass) :
1: Ammophila arenaria (Marram, Marram Grass)
6 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW97 50° 30’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
Image 1: Fruiting plants - in situImage 2: Fruiting plants - in situ (2)Image 3: Fruiting plants - in situ (3)Image 4: Fruiting plants - in situ (4)
2: Ammophila arenaria (Marram, Marram Grass)
21 Jul 2002 OSGR: ST25 51° 20’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
Image 1: Leaf and liguleImage 2: Leaf and ligule (2)Image 3: Leaf - inner surface - enlargedImage 4: Leaf - inner surface - magnifiedImage 5: Leaf - outer surface - magnifiedImage 6: Leaf surface - closed - enlargedImage 7: Leaf surface - open - enlargedImage 8: Ligule - enlargedImage 9: Ligule - side view - enlargedImage 10: Ligule - side view - enlarged (2)

Ammophila arenaria (Marram, Marram Grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ammophila arenaria (Marram, Marram Grass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 61 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ammophila arenaria (Marram, Marram Grass)
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