familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusAmmophila
speciesAmmophila breviligulata
subspeciesAmmophila breviligulata subsp. champlainensis

Ammophila breviligulata subsp. champlainensis

(F. Seym.) P.J. Walker, C.A. Paris & Barrington ex Barkworth
Mary E. Barkworth
Common names: Champlain beachgrass
Synonyms: Ammophila champlainensis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 777.
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Illustrator: Hana Pazdírková, Linda Ann Vorobik

Copyright: Utah State University

Flag leaf blades 8-22 cm. Panicles 9-17 cm. Glumes 8-11.5 mm; lemmas 8-10 mm; anthers 3-4.5 mm. 2n = unknown.

Discussion

Ammophila breviligulata subsp. champlainensis differs from subsp. breviligulata primarily in its earlier anthesis, from June to early July rather than late July to September. It also tends to be smaller, but the two subspecies overlap in all their morphological characteristics.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Mary E. Barkworth +
Authority
(F. Seym.) P.J. Walker, C.A. Paris & Barrington ex Barkworth +
Common name
Champlain beachgrass +
Distribution
Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, Va. +, Del. +, Wis. +, N.H. +, N.C. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, B.C. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Mass. +, Maine +, Vt. +, Calif. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Md. +, Ohio +, Minn. +, Mich. +, S.C. +  and Oreg. +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Linda Ann Vorobik +  and Hana Pazdírková +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/200273ad09963decb8fc72550212de541d86569d/coarse grained fna xml/V24/V24 1105.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Synonyms
Ammophila champlainensis +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Ammophila breviligulata subsp. champlainensis +
Taxon parent
Ammophila breviligulata +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Volume
Volume 24 +