| Description | A grass common to sand dunes across the US. The dense hummocks collect blowing sand and the rhizomatous nature help stabilize a beach |
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| Pronunciation | (Am-MO-phi-la) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | sand, sandy |
| Flowers | pale yellow, tall stiff inflorescence |
| Leaves | grass-like foliage, forms vertical and horizontal rhizomes, forms tussocks, roots can reach 20 feet down, as the sand builds up around the stem it grows higher, old stems become roots |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet, spreads by rhizomes, forms tussocks |
| Propagation | division, seeds often sterile |
| Native Site | Naturally found growing on the beaches of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan and many other sand areas in the USA. |
| Author's Notes | As I was growing up I swam a lot in the very cold waters of Lake Superior. The Beach grass was an ever present grass about 30-50 feet from the shore. |
| Notes & Reference | #151-Grasses An Identification Guide (Lauren Brown), (http://www.wildflower.org) |
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