Arrowgrass habitat

Description:

Marshy and fairly densely vegetated habitat of Triglochin maritima L. which has many common names including Arrowgrass, Arrow grass, Marine arrowgrass, Troscart maritime and Shore arrowgrass. Our plants have in the past been treated as var. elata (see other pictures re: fruit shape) however currently most sources are treating this circumboreal plant as a species without varieties. Arrowgrass is in its own separate family and is not technically a part of the Grass (Poaceae ) family. It is quite unique in many ways.The species which here is a native species is known to be toxic to livestock.July 14, 2012, Millcreek Township, Salt Lake County, Utah, approx. 4300 ft. elev.