Triglochin scilloides

Triglochin scilloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Juncaginaceae
Genus: Triglochin
Species:
T. scilloides
Binomial name
Triglochin scilloides
(Poir.) Mering & Kadereit
Synonyms
  • Anthericum scilloides (Poir.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Heterostylus gramineus Hook.
  • Lilaea scilloides (Poir.) Hauman
  • Lilaea scilloides var. batucoanus Gunckel
  • Lilaea subulata Bonpl.
  • Lilaea superba Rojas
  • Liliago scilloides (Poir.) C.Presl
  • Phalangium scilloides Poir.

Triglochin scilloides, synonym Lilaea scilloides, is a species of aquatic plants native from western Canada to Mexico, and to western and southern South America. It has been introduced into Portugal and Spain. English names include flowering quillwort. At one time, it was the only species accepted in the genus Lilaea.