Poaceae
European beachgrass
Calamagrostis arenaria
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Calamagrostis
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Common names
By language (35)
- Arabic
- غاب الرمال, قصب الرمال الرملي, حشيشة الرمل, قصب, قصب الرمال
- arz
- قصب الرمال الرملى
- Asturian
- Barrón
- Basque
- Harenondoko
- Breton
- Morhesk
- Bulgarian
- Пясъчна амофила, Пясъчна тръстика
- Catalan
- Borró
- Chinese
- 欧洲海滨草, 歐洲海濱草
- Croatian
- Pješčarska milava
- csb
- Zwëczajnô charztowina
- Czech
- Kamýš písečný
- Danish
- Sand-Hjælme
- Dutch
- Helm, Duingras, Helmgras, Helmgrassen
- English
- European beachgrass, Marram, Marram grass
- Estonian
- Rand-luidekaer
- Finnish
- Merikastikka, Rantakaura
- French
- Oyat, Hoyat
- frr
- Halem
- German
- Gewöhnlicher Strandhafer, Strandhafer, Gemeiner Strandhafer, Sandhalm
- Hebrew
- ידיד-חולות מצוי
- hsb
- Wšědny přimórski wows
- Hungarian
- Homoknád
- Icelandic
- Sandhólapuntur
- Japanese
- アルンド・アレナリア, アンモフィラ・アレナリア
- Korean
- 마람풀
- kw
- Hesken an tewes
- Latvian
- Smiltāja kāpuniedre
- Lithuanian
- Pajūrinė smiltlendrė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Marehalm
- Polish
- Piaskownica zwyczajna
- Scottish Gaelic
- Muran
- Spanish
- Borron, Borrón, Cana de arenales, Caña de arenales
- Swedish
- Sandrör
- Welsh
- Môr-hesgen
- Western Frisian
- Plomreid, Gelde Ier
Synonyms
- Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link
- Ammophila arenaria subsp. arundinacea H.Lindb.
- Ammophila arenaria var. arundinacea Husn.
- Ammophila arundinaceae Host
- Arundo arenaria L.
- Calamagrostis arenaria subsp. arundinacea Banfi, Galasso & Bartolucci
- Phalaris ammophila Link
- Phalaris maritima Nutt.
- Psamma ammophila Link
- Psamma arenaria (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to September, December (from 69 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Al Kordesch, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Malene Thyssen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aalbert Rebergen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak 21:39, 12 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Griensteidl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.