Triglochin maritima Linnaeus. Common name: Northern Arrowgrass. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Brackish coastal habitats and inland bogs. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to NJ, OH, NE, NM, Mexico (BCN, BCS, CHH, MEX); also Patagonia. Reports from DE and MD are based on misidentifications; no specimen could be located for Bucks County, PA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Il, Mex, Mi, NE, NS, NY, POWO; = n/a — Pa; = Triglochin maritimum L. — C, Thieret (1988), orthographic variant; < Triglochin maritima L. — Can, F, FNA22, G, K4; > Triglochin maritima L. var. elata (Nutt.) A.Gray — GrPl. Basionym: Triglochin maritima L. 1753
Links to other floras: < Triglochin maritima - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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