Triglochin palustris

Marsh arrowgrass

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Juncaginaceae
Genus: Triglochin
Species:
T. palustris
Binomial name
Triglochin palustris
Synonyms
List
    • Abbotia palustris (L.) Raf. (1836)
    • Juncago palustris (L.) Moench (1794)
    • Triglochin andina Phil. (1873)
    • Triglochin asiatica var. komarovii (Lipsch. & Pavlov) Tzvelev (1984)
    • Triglochin chilensis Meyen (1834)
    • Triglochin crassiculmis (Tzvelev) Prob. (2006)
    • Triglochin fonticola Phil. (1860)
    • Triglochin himalensis Royle (1840)
    • Triglochin juncea Gilib. (1792)
    • Triglochin komarovii Lipsch. & Pavlov (1936)
    • Triglochin palustris var. crassiculmis Tzvelev (1984)
    • Triglochin palustris var. salina Mert. & W.D.J.Koch (1826)
    • Tristemon palustris (L.) Raf. (1819)


Triglochin palustris or marsh arrowgrass is a species of flowering plant in the arrowgrass family Juncaginaceae. It is found in damp grassland usually on calcareous soils, fens and meadows. The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It can be found locally in the British Isles especially the north.