Ammophila
Translingual
Ammophila arenaria (Poaceae)
Ammophila sabulosa (Sphecidae)
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + φίλος (phílos, “friendly”)
Proper noun
Ammophila f
Hypernyms
- (beachgrass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe
- (sand wasp): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily; Sphecidae - family; Ammophilini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (beachgrass): Ammophila arenaria, European marram grass, marram, European beachgrass, native to coasts of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa - type species; Ammophila baltica, now been identified as a natural hybrid, in nothogenus × Calammophila, between Ammophila arenaria and Calamagrostis epigeios. The hybrid occurs in parts of northern Europe, mainly from the Baltic Sea west to eastern England; Ammophila breviligulata, American marram grass, American beachgrass, native to coasts of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes; Ammophila champlainensis, Ammophila breviligulata champlainensis, Champlain beachgrass, native to shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Champlain.
- (sand wasp): For the numerous species see
References
- Ammophila at USDA Plants database
- Ammophila at The Plant List
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