Figure 86. Location of Nauset Spit-Eastham drift lines. 



regenerating Ammophila bveviligulata fragments; 112 individual Ammophila 

 bfeviliaulata propagules were excavated in each of the three types of drift 

 lines (Table 35). There are three types of Ammophila bveviligulata fragments: 

 tillers, rhizomes, and tillers with attached rhizomes. Each fragtaant was 

 excavated and described. Only fragments with new growth were included. 



In March 1978, 25 tillers of Ammophila bveviligulata, collected at random 

 from Nauset Spit-Eastham, were planted upright in sand and placed in the 

 University of Massachusetts greenhouse. Within 3 weeks, 22 (88 percenc) 

 tillers showed new growth, while 3 (12 percent) did not. grow. Of the 321 

 Ammophila hveviligulata plants excavated (15 individuals were seedlings), 226 

 (70 percent) consisted of at least one tiller, 234 (73 percent) consisted of 

 at least one rhizome, and 148 (46 percent) were made up of both tiller and 

 rhizome (Table 35). Tiller length averaged 18.4 centimeters with a range from 



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