Photos: Garrylucas, Co.Cork |
Marsh Arrowgrass Long, narrow, lax spike of small, short-stalked greenish flowers. Style forms short white tuft. Erect long, thin, fruit with 3 carpels, close-pressed against stem. Grasslike long, fleshy leaves, deep-furrowed at base. Hairless. Rhizomatous. Flowering stems to 40cm. Wet ground, fresh-water marshes, occasionally at fringes of salt-marshes. Similar: Sea Arrowgrass, T. maritima. |