Ammophila

Translingual

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

Ammophila f

(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

(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