Question: Hi there. Is this plant American dunegrass (Leymus mollis)? I photographed it on the backside of a cobble dune (and …
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Hi there. Is this plant American dunegrass (Leymus mollis)? I photographed it on the backside of a cobble dune (and adjacent to a salt marsh) in Marblehead Mass. Thanks for your help!
Answer
Dear b.p.rickards, yes, the plants in the photographs do look like Leymus mollis. It should have hairy glumes (the outer scales of each spikelet) and relatively short awns or none at all on the lemmas (i.e., the inner scales should have very short or no bristles extending off their apex). Best wishes.
