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Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum
Coastal Dune Ecosystem

Dune Lily

(Zygadenus glaucus)

The Dune Lily is a wildflower that has adapted to the wet coasts of the Great Lakes. It grows near the water and is in constant threat of being picked and trampled.

Dune Lily, MI

Beach Grass, Marram Grass

(Ammophila breviligulata)

Beach Grass is extremely important to the stability of the dunes. It is capable of growing quickly to change with shifting sands.

Beach Grass

Lake Huron Tansy

(Tanacetum huronense)

The Lake Huron Tansy is a threatened specie in the State of Michigan. It is found on the shores of Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Superior.

LakeHuronTansy

Side Oats or Grama Grass

(Bouteloua curtipendula)

This is a threatened specie in the State of Michigan. Side Oats is also essential to dune stability.

Side Oats
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