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Photographer: Hugh H. Iltis
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Family Juncaginaceae
Triglochin palustris L.
marsh arrow-grass, slender bog arrow-grass
Triglochin: from the Greek tri, "three," and glochis, "a point," referring to the fruit of some species
palustris: "of marshes"
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall forb with very slender stems |
| Flower: | 6-parted, each flower stalk thin and straight; inflorescence a 4"-8" spike-like cluster (raceme); blooms May-July |
| Fruit: | linear capsule,  |
| Leaf: | erect, up to 12" long and narrow |
| Habitat: | sun; moist; bogs, fens |
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