Freshwater
Marsh arrowgrass
Triglochin palustris
Juncaginaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
Native
Lives wild in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bolivia, and 48 more countries.
More about the species
Description
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.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Abbotia palustris
- Juncago palustris
- Triglochin andina
- Triglochin chilensis
- Triglochin crassiculmis
- Triglochin fonticola
In other languages
- Myrsauløk
- Kärrsälting
- Kær-Trehage
- Hentosuolake
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