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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



GRASSES AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



Beach grass, kuowu also as Sea Sand Reed, Sea Matweed and Marram, 

 Anmioithyla arenaria (L.) Link. (Fig. 4.) This is the most valu- 

 able grass known to hold drifting sand. It is found along all tlie 

 shores of the Great Lakes and grows vigorously. It is particularly 

 valuable because of its root-stalk growth which enables it to grow 

 up through rapidly accumulating sand. 



Fig. 4. Photograph of Ammophylla arenaria I.,iuk, commonly known as Marram or Beach 

 Grass and considered to be the best of the sand binders. 



Long Leaved Grass, Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Hack. 



Range : Lake Michigan and Huron shores. 

 Sand Grass, Triplasis purpurea (Walt.) Chapm. 



Range : Great Lake's shore. Descriptive photo. 

 Northern Wheat Grass, Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Yasey. 



Range: Shores of Huron and Superior, Common on dunes of the 

 range. 

 Squirrel Tail Grass, Hordeum jubatum L. 



Range: South shore of Lake Superior. 

 Wild Rye, Elymus arenarius L. 



Range: Shores of Great Lakes. 

 Bristle Leaved Sedge, Carex eburnea Boott. 



Range : Lake Michigan Shore — south half. 

 Sand Sedge, Carex arenaria L. 



Range: Not a native to Michigan, but probably naturalized from 

 Europe and of promise on account of its vigorous creeping 

 rootstalk. 

 Seaside Arrow Grass, Triglochin maritima L. 



Range : Great Lakes. 

 Indian Rice, Zizania aquatica L. 



Range : Sand flats and marshes of Michigan. 

 Small Rush Grass, Sporobolus neglectus Nash. 



Range: West Michigan shore. 



