Family: Juncaginaceae
marsh arrow-grass, slender bog arrow-grass
Hugh H. Iltis
Hugh H. Iltis
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Triglochin: from the Greek tri, "three," and glochis, "a point," referring to the fruit of some species
Plants: erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall forb with very slender stems
Leaves: erect, up to 12" long and narrow
Flowers: 6-parted, each flower stalk thin and straight; inflorescence a 4"-8" spike-like cluster (raceme); blooms May-July
Fruits: linear capsule,
Habitat: sun; moist; bogs, fens
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Special Concern
Plants: erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall forb with very slender stems
Leaves: erect, up to 12" long and narrow
Flowers: 6-parted, each flower stalk thin and straight; inflorescence a 4"-8" spike-like cluster (raceme); blooms May-July
Fruits: linear capsule,
Habitat: sun; moist; bogs, fens
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Special Concern
Calcareous fens (in shallow, marl-bottom pools and on muddy or gravelly, spring run borders), sedge meadows and marshy flats, marly, sandy, and gravelly lakeshores, interdunal swales, and clay bluffs along Lake Michigan. Circumboreal.
Usually a shorter, slenderer plant than T. maritima. Although both occur in similar habitats, T. palustris is more decidedly characteristic of calcareous habitats of southeastern Wisconsin's morainal topography and the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Usually a shorter, slenderer plant than T. maritima. Although both occur in similar habitats, T. palustris is more decidedly characteristic of calcareous habitats of southeastern Wisconsin's morainal topography and the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 10, Wetland Indicator = OBL WIS DNR-Bureau of Endangered Resources: Detailed information on Wisconsin listed species including state and federal status, photos, etc. USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
Hugh H. Iltis
Hugh H. Iltis
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Hugh H. Iltis
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