Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata) is a long lived, slow growing, warm season, perennial grass commonly associated with the upper dunes along beach fronts. Sea oats is very drought tolerant, will tolerate salt spray and produces a massive root system. It prefers full sun and thrives in areas with blowing sand. It is an important contributor to the stabilization of protective sand dunes along the coast.
Here it is shown silhouetted by a rising sun. Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.