few of these popping up between blackberry
Note the long, thin ligule in photo 1 (identifying character for this species)
A. arenaria and A. breviligulata intermixed
Some beach grass at the Oregon dunes National recreational area
Very long pointed ligules.
west coast of Vargas Island
These were older, larger plants. You can see the effect they have on stabilizing dunes with their very extensive root system.
(Leymus mollis in the background)
West coast of Vargas Island