Ammophila

Translingual

Ammophila arenaria (Poaceae)

Ammophila sabulosa (Sphecidae)

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + φίλος (phílos, “friendly”)

Proper noun

Ammophila f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – many beachgrasses.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphecidae – some sand wasps and others.

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 Ammophila (Sphecidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Ammophila (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ammophila (Poaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ammophila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ammophila at USDA Plants database
• Ammophila at The Plant List
• Ammophila (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ammophila (Sphecidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ammophila (Sphecidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons