Triglochin palustris Linnaeus. Common name: Slender Arrowgrass. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Marshes, rich fens, alkaline meadows and shores. Distribution: A circumboreal species, south in America to ME, NY, nw. PA (Erie County; S. Grund, pers. comm., 2023), s. OH, c. IN, c. IL, IA, NE, NM, AZ, CA, Mexico, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Can, F, FNA22, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NS, NY, POWO; = Triglochin palustre L. — C, NE, Pa, orthographic variant. Basionym: Triglochin palustris L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Triglochin palustris - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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