By the turn of the century, though, the remaining patches of sand plain were too close to people and their homes.
There were bright red flowers on the bushes dotted all over the sand plain they were passing.
The sand plains of Martha's Vineyard are a case in point.
Such is the case on Martha's Vineyard, where 1,000 acres of sand plain are being conserved.
The area around this location includes "heavily forested areas, sand plains and scrub growth among the rock outcrops".
The surrounding terrain is low dunes and undulating sand plains.
Much of Martha's Vineyard is formed of such sand plains.
It is found in woodlands, open forest and sand plains.
The habitat is stony hills and sand plains.
The omiramba provide occasional standing pools of water and more fertility than in the surrounding sand plains.