Triglochin gaspensis Lieth & D.Löve

Gaspé peninsula arrowgrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Juncaginaceae > Triglochin

Characteristics

Plants with strands of old leaves at base, (5--)10--15(--20) cm. Leaves curving outward from sheath at 30--50° angle, slender, almost terete, equaling or slightly longer than scapes, (5--)10--15(--20) cm; sheath 12.5--21  1.8----3 mm, ligule often hoodlike, apically 2-lobed; blade 0.5--1 mm wide, apex acute. Inflorescences: scapes often purple near base, (5--)10--15(--20) cm  0.5--1(--1.5) mm; thick; racemes (2--)3--5(--7) cm; pedicels 1.4--4  0.1 mm. Flowers: tepals somewhat rounded, 1.2--1.5  1.1--1.8 mm, apex obtuse; pistils (3--)6--(9--12), 6 fertile. Fruits: fruiting receptacle without wings; schizocarps linear, 3--4  1 mm; mericarps linear, weakly ridged, 3--4  1 mm, beak recurved, 0.9--1 mm. 2n = 96.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.15
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Soil humidity 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Distribution

Triglochin gaspensis world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:258177-2
WFO ID wfo-0000743139
COL ID 58QLF
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Synonyms

Triglochin gaspensis