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AMMOPHILA
(
G
)
Marram Grass (
Le
)
Family:
POACEAE
ammos, = sand;
philos, = loving.
(ammophilous, applying to plants or insects which inhabit sandy places)
(
Ox
,
LS
)
Ammophila arenaria
(
La
)
Marramgras (
Sw
)
Location: (
F
)
harena, arena, = sand, sands, a sandy place, a sandy desert;
-arius, = indicates connection or possession.
harenarius, arenarius, = of or pertaining to sand; of or pertaining to the amphitheatre; a sand pit.
(growing on sand)
(
ld
,
BL
)