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Fig. 4. Northerly-ranging species of strand and shifting dunes. 



Strand species, growing on the beach with Honcl^enya and 

 Ely m us. Its range extends from Alaska southward to northern 

 California (Humboldt Bay). In general distribution it is very sim- 

 ilar to its companion species, Elymus arenarius and Honc\enya 

 peploides, but is somewhat more restricted. It is common on the 

 shores of the Baltic, the coasts of the British Isles and Norway, 

 the Arctic coast of Russia, in Iceland, and extreme southern 



