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Elytrigia juncea (L.) Nevski

Sand Couch

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Elytrigia juncea

Description: This species is more or less restricted to the outer edges of the various sand dune systems around the coast. It is an able colonizer of bare windblown sand on the uppermost sandy seashore, but is replaced by marram-grass (Ammophila arenaria) on the dunes inland of the beach.

Also known as Agropyron junceiforme.

All names: Elytrigia juncea (L.) Nevski; Agropyron junceum (L.) P.Beauv.; Elymus farctus (Viv.) Runem. ex Meld. & D.McClint; Elymus junceus Fischer; Triticum farctum Viv.; Triticum junceum L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Elytrigia juncea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Elytrigia juncea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Elytrigia juncea. (L.) Nevski. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2597. Accessed on 2026-11-02.