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Juncaginaceae

Three-rib arrowgrass

Triglochin striata Ruiz & Pav.

Family
Juncaginaceae
Genus
Triglochin

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Three-rib arrowgrass: Native, warm season, perennial, slender, erect, rhizomatous herb to 30 cm tall. Leaves are to 30 cm long and 1–3 mm wide arising in distinct tufts along an exte
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Three-rib arrowgrass

Synonyms

  • Abbotia filiformis Raf.
  • Triglochin atacamensis Phil.
  • Triglochin decipiens R.Br.
  • Triglochin decipiens f. major Endl.
  • Triglochin decipiens f. minor Endl.
  • Triglochin densiflora Dombey ex Kunth
  • Triglochin filifolia Sieber ex Spreng.
  • Triglochin flaccida A.Cunn.
  • Triglochin floridana Gand.
  • Triglochin lechleri Steud.
  • Triglochin litorea Phil.
  • Triglochin littoralis Phil. ex Micheli
  • Triglochin montevidensis Spreng.
  • Triglochin natalensis Gand.
  • Triglochin neozelandica Gand.
  • Triglochin philippii Gand.
  • Triglochin pumila Larrañaga
  • Triglochin pycnostachya Gand.
  • Triglochin sessilis Gand.
  • Triglochin striata var. filifolia (Sieber ex Spreng.) Micheli
  • Triglochin striata var. filifolia (Siebold ex Spreng.) Micheli
  • Triglochin striata var. humilis Micheli
  • Triglochin striata var. montevidensis (Spreng.) Buchenau
  • Triglochin striata var. robustior Micheli
  • Triglochin striata var. triandra (Michx.) Buchenau
  • Triglochin striata var. triandrum (Michx.) Buchenau
  • Triglochin triandra Michx.
  • Tristemon triander Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: 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.