# common arrowgrass

*Triglochin maritima*

Arrowgrass is not a true grass; it is a member of the Juncaginaceae family, more closely related to aquatic pondweeds.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Juncaginaceae › Triglochin
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** wetland
- **Habitat:** Salt marshes, brackish coastal meadows, and inland alkaline fens.
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (photosynthesis, absorbing nutrients from saline soils).
- **Range:** North America, Europe, Northern Asia, North Africa
- **Size:** 20 to 100 cm in height
- **Lifespan:** Perennial (5-10+ years)
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Wetland destruction, coastal development, and competition from invasive reeds.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless to touch, but dangerous if ingested. This plant contains cyanogenic glycosides which can release cyanide when chewed. Keep livestock away from dense patches; if accidental ingestion occurs, seek immediate medical or veterinary attention.

## About

Triglochin maritima is a species of flowering plant in the arrowgrass family Juncaginaceae. It is found in brackish marshes, freshwater marshes, wet sandy beaches, fens, damp grassland and bogs. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern Northern Hemisphere. In the British Isles it is common on the coast, but very rare inland.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/c195d626-bfee-48b6-afa4-a5f458d25a3c
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/60264
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglochin maritima
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/155379377/medium.jpeg (Анна Митрошенкова, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.