Triglochin maritima L.

Sea Arrowgrass

Juncaginaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Juncaginaceae (Arrowgrass family)
Genus: Triglochin (Arrowgrass)

Synonyms

Triglochin maritima

Related species

Triglochin palustris L. - Marsh Arrowgrass
Triglochin maritima L. - Sea Arrowgrass

Traits


    15–80 cm tall. inflorescence: racemose, densely flowered, at least 10‑flowered. flowers: greenish to yellowish, often tinged reddish. tepals: free. stamina: 6. filaments: absent, anthers thereby sessile. styli: short or absent. stigmata: 6. fruits: 6 fruitlets per fl...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Triglochin maritima

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Triglochin maritima

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Triglochin maritima

Triglochin maritima

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, salt marshes

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded, often saline habitats

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