Question: Hello, I realize I have become a frequent visitor to your wonderful service. I am, however, coming up on my …
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Hello, I realize I have become a frequent visitor to your wonderful service. I am, however, coming up on my final project for Biology II in just a few weeks. I would love to have your assessment of this plant. It is growing in long sections, adjacent to the beach at Nelson’s Beach in Plymouth, MA. The app SEEK identified it as Siberian Lyme Grass Leymus racemosus, yet others think it may be American Dune Grass Leymus mollis. Here is original https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124239410
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Dear srferrando+, good morning to you. I can't see the flowers of the grasses clearly enough to tell you which species you have. In one of your images, you appear to have Calamagrostis breviligulata (synonym: Ammophila breviligulata), and in others you may have a species of Leymus. Without clear images of the inflorescences, I can't help you any further. Sorry.
