Triglochin maritima L.

 
  • Family : JUNCAGINACEAE
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Juncaginaceae
  • Synonym(s) : 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 debilis (M.E.Jones) Á.Löve & D.Löve; Triglochin elata Nutt.; 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 maritima f. multifissa Lepage; Triglochin monanthos Speg.; Triglochin narbonensis Sennen; Triglochin roegneri K.Koch; Triglochin salina Wallr.; Triglochin sexlocularis Stokes; Triglochin transcaucasica Bordz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Triglochin maritima L.
  • Common name : Sea Arrowgrass, Common Arrowgrass, Shore Arrowgrass, Seaside Arrowgrass
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshes; upto 5500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : A fairly good forage plant and yields sodium carbonates from its ashes which is used in soap making.
  • Key identification features : Fruit 3-5 mm, oblong-ovoid, rounded at base; all 6 carpels fertile; flowers ± densely arranged
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Argentina, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Chile Central, China, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, European R
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Temperate Northern Hemisphere, South America
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 247
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Triglochin maritima. Downloaded on 13 November 2024.

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