DSC_0658 Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) detail of seedheads. An introduced grass - native to Europe and North Africa - which was brought to New Zealand to stabilise sand dunes for forestry plantings and erosion control. It is now invasive in some areas, out-competing and displacing native species and altering coastal topography. Smaills Beach, Otago Peninsula *
DSC_0665 Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) an introduced grass - native to Europe and North Africa - which was brought to New Zealand to stabilise sand dunes for forestry plantings and erosion control. It is now invasive in some areas, out-competing and displacing native species and altering coastal topography. Smaills Beach, Otago Peninsula *
DSC_0664 Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) an introduced grass - native to Europe and North Africa - which was brought to New Zealand to stabilise sand dunes for forestry plantings and erosion control. It is now invasive in some areas, out-competing and displacing native species and altering coastal topography. Smaills Beach, Otago Peninsula
