Commonly known as 'Sand Grass', Marram Grass was introduced to the Falklands around 1924 to stabalise drifting sand and control erosion. It can be tall, up to 1.5 m (59 inches) high, grows in clumps, and flowers December to February. In winter the green leaves die back to a a brownish straw. Very likely to be found where ever there are sand dunes.

This is a native plant of Western Europe, now widely naturalised in temperate coastal regions around the world.

Sources include:,The Vascular Flora of the Falkland Islands- D. M. Moore, B.Sc., Ph.D, 1968,

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