Triglochin palustris
Marsh trident ( Triglochin palustris)
The bottom - trident ( Triglochin palustris ) is a perennial perennial, deciduous Hemikryptophyt from the family of Juncaginaceae. The scientific name derives from the Greek tria for three and glochis for excellence for its 3 part from fruits. He has often vorweibliche flowers that are pollinated by the wind. The spread of the carpels usually occurs through the water.
Occurrence
The bottom - trident flowers from June to August and grows in flat and rain bogs, on moist, temporarily flooded, partly disturbed meadows occurs at edges of water bodies often in reed communities and ponds and Torfstichen. He is also salt- tolerant weak. While relatively rare in the interior, it is quite prevalent on the coasts. He is in Germany on the Red List of vascular plants and is classified there as " Endangered " (class 3). In Europe it is exactly as in parts of Asia and North America. In New Zealand and South America, he is also growing. There his stocks but strongly decrease.
Identifying
The bottom - trident is 15 to 40 cm tall and has a slightly triangular leafless stems. The grass -like basal leaves are narrowly linear and have a two-part ligule. Most radial and hermaphrodite florets are only loosely in a relatively short grape. They are colored star-shaped and usually greenish. The tepals are not more than 4 mm. The flower also forms a three - feathery stigma and a superior ovaries. The also three -piece, egg-shaped fruit is straddling gap only about 8 mm long and at maturity from below.