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Juncaginaceae

Marsh arrowgrass

Triglochin palustris L.

Family
Juncaginaceae
Genus
Triglochin

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Marsh arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris)
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Common names

By language (26)
Belarusian
Трынасеннік балотны, Балотніца, Трынасеннік Камарова
Bulgarian
Блатен триостреник
Catalan
Troscart des marais
Chinese
水麥冬, 水麦冬, 海韭菜, 喜馬拉雅水麥冬, 喜马拉雅水麦冬
Czech
Bařička bahenní
Danish
Kær-Trehage
Dutch
Moeraszoutgras
English
Marsh arrowgrass
Estonian
Soo-õisluht
Finnish
Hentosuolake
French
Troscart des marais
German
Sumpf-Dreizack, Troscart des marais
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Tonidłowa bažička
Hungarian
Mocsári kígyófű
Icelandic
Mýrasauðlaukur
Japanese
ホソバノシバナ
Latvian
Purva āžloks
Lithuanian
Pelkinė narytžolė, Troscart des marais
Norwegian Bokmål
Myrsauløk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Myrsaulauk
Persian
چمن پیکانی
Polish
Świbka błotna
Russian
Триостренник болотный, Триостренник Комарова
Serbian
Барски трозубац
Swedish
Kärrsälting, Troscart des marais
Ukrainian
Тризубець болотний

Synonyms

  • Abbotia palustris (L.) Raf.
  • Juncago palustris (L.) Moench
  • Triglochin andina Phil.
  • Triglochin asiatica var. komarovii (Lipsch. & Pavlov) Tzvelev
  • Triglochin chilensis Meyen
  • Triglochin crassiculmis (Tzvelev) Prob.
  • Triglochin fonticola Phil.
  • Triglochin himalensis Royle
  • Triglochin juncea Gilib.
  • Triglochin komarovii Lipsch. & Pavlov
  • Triglochin palustris f. fernaldiana J.Rousseau
  • Triglochin palustris f. palustris
  • Triglochin palustris f. robustior Sennen
  • Triglochin palustris var. crassiculmis Tzvelev
  • Triglochin palustris var. salina Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
  • Tristemon palustris Raf.

Characteristics

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

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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.