Sherkin Island and Toomore, Co. Cork

Sea Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima Barr an mhilltigh mara Family: Juncaginaceae Flowering time: June-September. Rhizomatous perennial. Native. Narrow racemes of small, greenish-pink flowers are followed by fruit with 6 carpels. The hairless fleshy basal leaves are linear, the upperside flat near the base but the underside rounded. Height to 60 cm. Frequent on coastal and estuarine salt-marshes Similar: Marsh Arrowgrass, T. palustre. Leaves usually deeply furrowed on the upperside at the base. Laxer flower spike, the fruit with 3 carpels. Grows in calcareous marshes and wet pastures.

Sea Arrowgrass, Triglochin maritima, Barr an mhilltigh mara