Ammophila breviligulata Fernald

Culms glabrous, 5–10 dm; sheaths glabrous; ligules 1–3 mm; ovate or truncate; blades 4–8 mm wide when unrolled, scabrous above; infl dense, 1–4 dm × 1–2.5 cm, its base often enclosed in the upper sheath; glumes subequal, 10–15 mm, scabrous on the keel or throughout; lemma shorter than the glumes, scaberulous; callus-hairs 1–3 mm; prolongation of the rachilla 2 mm, hairy; 2n=28. Dunes and dry sandy shores, along all the Great Lakes, along Lake Champlain, and along the Atlantic from Nf. to N.C.

Coastal sand dunes.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.