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Uniola paniaulata (sea oats) were made at two coastal locations. On a sandy 

 site about 300 meters inland where there was relatively little sand moving, 

 bitter panicum contributed more of the estimated cover through two growing 

 seasons than either of the other two grasses. Over a 24-month period at a 

 foredune site, bitter panicum accumulated about one-fourth the sand accumulated 

 by either three selections of American beachgrass or mixed species plantings 

 involving all three grasses. Results indicate that the principal values of 

 bitter panicum are in stabilizing sandy coastal areas and in mixed species 

 plantings to build and stabilize coastal foredunes in the southeastern 

 United States. 



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