Uniola paniculata -The Sea Oat belong to the Kingdom Plantae and the Phylum Porifera.
-The Sea Oat can be found mostly in primary dunes.
-They range in the areas of South Virginia to Florida, west along the Gulf coast to Texas.
- Sea Oats have adapted and are tolerate to strong winds, sand a brasion, and salt spray from the ocean.
-Sea oats are one the most important stabilizers of primary dunes along the Gulf Coast.
- Sea Oats colonize dunes more by subsurface rhizomes than by germinating seeds.
-The Sea Oat prefers full sun and the soil should be dry. |
