Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal dunes

Range

Northern Europe

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Deep Roots

Status

Uncommon

About

This sturdy grass grows in dense clusters along the sandy coasts of Northern Europe. Its deep, creeping rhizomes can extend over ten meters to anchor the plant against shifting dunes.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Leymus

Species

Leymus arenarius