Also called sea lyme grass and sand ryegrass.

Part of 🌾︎ grass  family Poaceae in 🌾︎ grass/​rush/​sedge  order Poales.

Native to 🇪🇺 Europe's Atlantic coast.   🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).   Invasive > learn+quiz Invasive > 🌐︎ various Invasive > 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Canada+USA Invasive > report it! Invasive > Michigan

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Learn more about lyme-grass Leymus arenarius

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