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Photographer: Eric J. Epstein
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Family Juncaginaceae
Triglochin maritima L.
arrow-grass, common bog arrow-grass, seaside arrow-grass
Triglochin: from the Greek tri, "three," and glochis, "a point," referring to the fruit of some species
maritima: of the seashore
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-30" tall forb with very slender stems |
| Flower: | 6-parted, each flower stalk curved; inflorescence a 4"-16" spike-like cluster (raceme); blooms May-Aug. |
| Fruit: | oblong capsule,  |
| Leaf: | erect, up to 20" long |
| Habitat: | sun; moist; bogs, fens |
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