Species that occur in strand habitats are, by and large, specialized for life on sand dunes, and the majority do not appear in other vegetation types. The following are commonly observed strand plants of the world.
Abronia maritima, A. latifolia (another view), A. umbellata. Sand verbena. Family Nyctaginaceae. Western North America
Ammophila arenaria (includes A. breviligulata). European beachgrass. Family Poaceae. Northern European, introduced to eastern and western North America
Andropogon scoparius, A. virginicus. Bluestem. Neotropics
Atriplex leucophylla, A. barclayana, A. californica, A. watsonii. Family Chenopodiaceae. Here only species of western North America
Blutaparon portulacoides. Family Amaranthaceae. Eastern South America
Cakile maritima, C. edentula, C. geniculata, C. lanceolata, C. rosea. Sea rocket. Family Brassicaceae.
Calycera crassiflora. Family Calyceraceae. Eastern South America
Calystegia soldanella. Family Convolvulaceae. Worldwide, especially temperate
Camissonia cheiranthifolia. Beach evening primrose. Family Onagraceae. Western North America
Canavalia rosea. Beach bean. Family Fabaceae. Neotropics and subtropics
Carpobrotus chilensis, C. edulis. Hottentot-fig. Family Aizoaceae. Western South America, introduced western North America and elsewhere
Cenchrus incertus. Coast sandbur. Family Poaceae. Neotropics and warm temperate North America
Chamaesyce leucophylla, C. incerta, C. ammanioides. Family Euphorbiaceae. Neotropics and subtropics
Crambe maritima. Family Brassicaceae. Western Europe and islands
Croton punctatus. Family Euphorbiaceae. Neotropical coastlines
Eryngium maritimum. Sea holly. Family Apiaceae. Europe
Euphorbia paralias. Sea spurge. Family Euphorbiaceae. Europe
Heliotropium curassavicum, H. anomalum. Heliotrope. Family Boraginaceae. Neotropics and subtropics
Hydrocotyle bonariensis. Family Apiaceae. Neotropics and naturalized in Europe
Ipomoea pes-caprae, I. stolonifera. Beach morning-glory. Family Convolvulaceae. Worldwide tropics and subtropics
Lathyrus japonicus, L. littoralis, L. maritimus. Family Fabaceae.
Leymus mollis. Family Poaceae. Asia and western North America
Mariscus pedunculatus. Family Cyperaceae. Widespread
Palafoxia lindenii, P. leucophylla, P. linearis. Family Asteraceae. Neotropics and subtropics
Panicum amarum. Beach panicgrass. Family Poaceae. Neotropics and subtropics
Scaevola plumieri, S. sericea. Family Goodeniaceae. Tropics
Sesuvium portulacastrum. Sea-purslane. Family Aizoaceae. New World
Sporobolus virginicus, S. arenarius. Family Poaceae. Widespread
Suriana maritima. Family Surianaceae. Neotropics
Tetragonia tetragonioides. New Zealand spinach. Family Aizoaceae. Pacific Basin
Trianthema portulacastrum. Horse-purslane. Family Aizoaceae. Worldwide
Tournefortia gnaphaloides, T. argentea. Family Boraginaceae. Tropics