Beach Plant Identification

In your past visits to beaches, you may have noticed many of the plants are unique to the beach. For those unfamiliar with these plants, learning to identify common plants may prove beneficial for your education. To do so, you need to familiarize yourself with their common characteristics, appearances and names. Before you know it, you'll be able to identify plant species as you walk along the shore.
  1. Dwarf Sumac

    • A large bush found in ocean-side thickets, this plant has medium-sized, broad and flat green leaves and they project in "wing-like" form from the base of the stem. It has fruit that appears clumped together; the tiny purple berries often appear in groups of about 50. Similar to the fruit, this plant's tiny yellow flowers appear clumped together.

    Rosa Carolina

    • The Rosa Carolina is a small plant with daisy-like pink flowers (although they can also be white) that have yellow interiors. There are few flowers on each plant, although the flowers remain noticeable as they are fairly large. In the United States, this plant can be found along the Eastern beach shores.

    Sea Grape

    • Appearing close to the ocean, this plant has large thick leaves and edible grapes, which appear in clusters throughout the tree. Also, the plant can "grow large, small, or fill in patches." It grows as a tree that can get about 25 feet high. It is similar to the Sea Hibiscus as both have large leaves and large colorful flowers.

    Japanese Sedge

    • A shoreside plant, the Japanese Sedge is a grassy bush of long, curved leaves that have a stripe down the middle. It is difficult to notice, but there are small brown flowers that appear in tufts above the plant.

    American Beach Grass

    • This wispy long thin grass appears clumped together as large, grassy patches. It is a light olive/yellow-green. Also a shoreside plant, American beach grass can be found along the beaches of the East and Western United States shores.

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