Citation: Link, Hort. Bot. Berol. 1:105 (1827).

Synonymy: Arundo arenaria L., Sp. Pl. 82 (1753); Ammophila arundinacea Host, Ic. Descr. Gram. Aust. 4:24 (1809).

Common name: Marram grass.

Description:
Perennial, 60-120 cm high, with a creeping rhizome and erect stems; ligule 2-3 cm long, 2-fid.

Panicle dense, 7-25 cm long; spikelets over-topping the lemmas; straw-coloured, 12-15 (rarely to 20)mm . long; lemmas stiff, 3-toothed at the summit, glabrous.

Published illustration: Meredith (1955) The grasses and pastures of South Africa, fig. 65.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: EP, NL, YP, SL, KI, SE.   All States except the N.T. and Qld.   Native to Europe. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Sept. — Feb.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: An important dune-binder along the coasts.

Author: Not yet available