Juncaginaceae

Sea arrowgrass

Triglochin maritima L.

Family: Juncaginaceae
Genus: Triglochin

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Sea arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (32)

arz: تريجلوشين ماريتيما
Belarusian: Трынасеннік прыморскі
Bulgarian: Приморски триостренник
Catalan: Troscart Maritime
Chinese: 海韭菜, 海韭菜籽
Czech: Bařička přímořská
Danish: Strand-Trehage
Dutch: Schorrenzoutgras, Schorrezoutgras
English: Sea arrowgrass, Seaside arrowgrass, Slender arrowgrass
Estonian: Rand-õisluht
Finnish: Merisuolake
French: Troscart maritime, Troscart des marais
frr: Röörkual
German: Strand-Dreizack, Röhrkohl, Salz-Dreizack, Stranddreizack, Troscart Maritime
hsb: Mórska bažička
Icelandic: Strandsauðlaukur
Irish: Barr an mhilltigh mara
Japanese: マルミノシバナ
Korean: 지채
Latvian: Jūrmalas āžloks
Lithuanian: Pajūrinė narytžolė, Troscart Maritime
Norwegian Bokmål: Fjæresauløk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fjøresaulauk
nv: Teełikaní
Persian: چمن پیکانی ساحلی
Polish: Świbka morska
Russian: Триостренник приморский
Spanish: Junco bastardo marino
Swedish: Havssälting, Troscart Maritime
Tatar: Диңгез кугалыбы
Ukrainian: Тризубець морський
Welsh: Saethbennig y morfa

Synonyms

Hexaglochin maritima (L.) Nieuwl.
Hexaglochin sexlocularis (Stokes) Nieuwl.
Juncago maritima (L.) Bubani
Triglochin ani K.Koch
Triglochin asiatica (Kitag.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Triglochin concinna Burtt Davy
Triglochin concinna var. debilis (M.E.Jones) J.T.Howell
Triglochin concinna var. deserticola (Phil.) J.T.Howell
Triglochin debile Á.Löve & D.Löve
Triglochin debilis (M.E.Jones) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Triglochin elata Nutt.
Triglochin maritima f. exangularis Rchb.
Triglochin maritima f. maritima
Triglochin maritima f. multifissa Lepage
Triglochin maritima f. sexangularis Rchb.
Triglochin maritima subsp. asiatica Kitag.
Triglochin maritima var. altoandina Cabrera
Triglochin maritima var. asiatica (Kitag.) Ohwi
Triglochin maritima var. debilis M.E.Jones
Triglochin maritima var. deserticola Phil.
Triglochin maritima var. deserticola Buchenau
Triglochin maritima var. elata (Nutt.) A.Gray
Triglochin monanthos Speg.
Triglochin narbonensis Sennen
Triglochin roegneri K.Koch
Triglochin salina Wallr.
Triglochin sexlocularis Stokes
Triglochin transcaucasica Bordz.

Flowers

In flower: May to August (from 313 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dominic McLean, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Elke Freese, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jes Gray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan McMinds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.