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EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN. 



GRASSES AND HKKr,A< 'KOfJS PLANTS. 



Beach grass, known also as Sea Sand Reed, Sea Ma tweed and Marram, 

 Ammophyla arenaria (L.) Link. (Fig. 4.) Tliis is tlie most valu- 

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

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

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

 up through rapidly accumulating sand. 



Fijj. 4. 

 (Jrass :u; 



of Anmioi.Iiylla ;ir< u;iri:i I.ii:k. ( omnionly k:i 

 nsult-n d ID i.c (he lrsl of tin- S;MH! hinders. 



i IT. 11.1 or B 



Long Leaved (Jrass, ('alamovilfa loiigifolia (Hook.) Hack. 



Range: Lake Michigan and Huron shores. 

 Sand Grass, Triplasis purpurca (Walt. > Chapm. 



Range: (Jrcal Lake's shore. Desrriptive jihoto. 

 Northern Wheat Grass, Agropyrmi dasystachynin ( Hook. ) \asey. 



Range: Shores of Huron and Superior. ( 'oinmon on dunes of the 



range. 

 Squirrel Tail Grass, Tlordeum jnbatnni L. 



Range: South shore of Lake Superior. 

 Wild Rye, Klyiuus arenarius L. 



Range: Shores of Great Lakes. 

 Bristle Leaved Sedge, Carex eburnea Uoott. 



Range: Lake Michigan Shore south half. 

 Sand Sedge, Tarex arenaria L. 



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

 iMii-ope and of promise on account of its vigorous creeping 

 footstalk. 

 Seaside Arrow Grass, Triglochin maritima L. 



Range: Great Lakes. 

 Indian Rice, 7J/ania acpiatiea L. 



Range: Sand Hats and marshes of Michigan. 

 Small Rush Grass, Sporobolus neglectus Nash. 



Range: West Michigan shore. 



