Ammophila arenaria

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q161568
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Summary

Ammophila arenaria is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,246 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Ammophila[4]
  • Taxon name: Ammophila arenaria[5]
  • Commons category: Calamagrostis arenaria[6]
  • Has basionym: Arundo arenaria[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Calamagrostis arenaria[8]
  • Commons gallery: Ammophila arenaria[9]
  • Described by source: The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[10]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2911[11]
  • Short name: A. arenaria[12]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnlicher Strandhafer[13], European beachgrass[14], Helm[15], oyat[16], marram[17], Strandhafer[18], merikastikka[19], barrón[20]
  • Invasive to: Oregon[21], California[22]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[23]

Body

Identifiers

Ammophila arenaria's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 61055[24]. Ammophila arenaria's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114196[25]. Ammophila arenaria's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5289845[26]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 40449[27] and 1090386[28].

Why It Matters

Ammophila arenaria has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Introduction History and Invasion Patterns of Ammophila arenaria on the North Coast of California. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 40449, 1090386
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'csb', 'cy', 'da', 'de'
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  2. 4w ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → ammophila-arenaria
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  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Described by source → The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge
    Topic's main category → Category:Calamagrostis arenaria
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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