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Triglochin barrelieri

Triglochin barrelieri
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0

Triglochin barrelieri, known as bulbous arrowgrass, is a small bulbous plant of the arrowgrass family native to the Mediterranean and the Maltese Islands, where it grows in seasonal wet pools on limestone. It is a niche species rarely grown in gardens, so care is mostly inferred.

Family
Juncaginaceae (Juncagin family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil moist during the growing season and let it dry out slightly while dormant.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or limestone-based mix that holds some moisture in spring.
Temperature
Tolerant of cool Mediterranean conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic
Native range
Medit.
Climate
temperate

About

Triglochin barrelieri is a species of plant that belongs to the Juncaginaceae family, usually referred to as the arrowgrass family.

Where it grows

Water pools on karst limestone, such as those seen on garigue and valley sides, are Malta's preferred habitat. Native to the Maltese Islands, and existed before humans.

Other Triglochin plants

Triglochin scilloides · Bulb Arrowgrass · Triglochin calcitrapa · Gaspé Peninsula arrowgrass · Seaside arrowgrass · Triglochin minutissima · Triglochin mucronata · Triglochin muelleri · Marsh arrowgrass · Three-rib arrowgrass · Triglochin trichophora · Arrowgrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Triglochin barrelieri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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