| Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Subfamily | Pooideae |
| Tribe | Triticeae |
| Scientific name | Leymus mollis (Trinius) Pilger |
| Synonyms | Elymus ampliculmis Provancher; Elymus arenarius L. subsp. mollis (Trinius) Hultén; Elymus arenarius L. var. compositus St. John; Elymus arenarius L. var. mollis (Trinius) Koidzumi; Elymus arenarius L. var. scabrinervis (Bowden) Boivin; Elymus arenarius L. var. villosus E. Meyer; Elymus capitatus Lamson-Scribner; Elymus cladostachys Turczaninow; Elymus dives Presl; Elymus mollis Trinius ex Sprengel; Elymus mollis Trinius ex Sprengel subsp. villosissimus (Lamson-Scribner) Löve; Elymus villosissimus Lamson-Scribner; Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst subsp. mollis (Trinius) Tzvelev; Leymus mollis (Trinius) Hara |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hama-nin-niku (ハマニンニク, 浜大蒜 [coast garlick]) |
| (English common name) American dune grass, sea lyme-grass | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu (Northern area) |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Canada, USA | |
| Habitat | Sand beach of sea |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
| Description | Culms 70-100cm tall. Leaves 20-50cm long, 6-12mm wide. Flowers inflorescences 15-20cm long, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg. |
| Leymus mollis (Trin.) Hara |
| June 2008 at sand beach in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at sand beach in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at sand beach in Niigata Prefecture |
| June 2008 at sand beach in Niigata Prefecture |