Ammophila

Translingual thumb|Ammophila arenaria species (Poaceae) thumb|Ammophila sabulosa species (Sphecidae) Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc ἄμμος sand + grc φίλος friendly Proper noun 1 f mul botany genus family Poaceae many beachgrasses mul zoology genus family Sphecidae some sand wasps and others Hypernyms beachgrass ; BOP clade clade - clade; Pooideae subfamily - subfamily; Aveneae tribe - tribe sand wasp ; Ammophilini tribe - tribe Hyponyms beachgrass Ammophila arenaria species, European marram grass, marram, European beachgrass, native to coasts of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa - type species; Ammophila baltica species, now been identified as a natural hybrid, in nothogenus × Calammophila nothogenus, between Ammophila arenaria species and Calamagrostis epigeios species. The hybrid occurs in parts of northern Europe, mainly from the Baltic Sea west to eastern England; Ammophila breviligulata species, American marram grass, American beachgrass, native to coasts of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes; Ammophila champlainensis species, Ammophila breviligulata champlainensis subspecies, Champlain beachgrass, native to shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Champlain. sand wasp For the numerous species see Ammophila (Sphecidae) References Ammophila (plant) Ammophila (Poaceae) 1 AMMOP Ammophila (wasp) Ammophila (Sphecidae) Ammophila (Sphecidae) mul Poeae tribe grasses Hymenopterans