Sea Arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima), showing the edibleyoung shoots, the whole plant and the seed spike..
| Common Name: Sea Arrowgrass |
| Scientific Name: Triglochin maritima |
| Other Names: Triglochin concinna, Seaside Arrowgrass, Common Arrowgrass and Shore Arrowgrass |
| Family: Juncaginaceae |
| Range: Europe, including Britain, from the Arctic south and east to N. Africa, W. and N. Asia. N. America. |
Physical Characteristics
Sea Arrowgrass, Triglochin maritima is a perennial growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.
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| Edible Parts: Young Shoots and Green Seeds |
 Edibility Rating: 3 
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 Known Hazards: The plant may contain cyanogenic glycosides, though this is not confirmed. These seem to develop in response to drought and plants growing in the UK appear to be safe.
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Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Wild Food guide to Sea Arrowgrass along with all the Sea Arrowgrass containing recipes presented on this site, with 2 recipes in total.
This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Cornish recipes added to this site.
These recipes, all contain Sea Arrowgrass as a major wild food ingredient.
Sea Arrowgrass, Triglochin maritima is a species of flowering plant in the arrowgrass family Juncaginaceae. It is found in brackish marshes, freshwater marshes, wet sandy beaches, fens, damp grassland and bogs. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern Northern Hemisphere. In the British Isles it is common on the coast, but very rare inland. It is a member of the Juncaginaceae family (and thus not a true grass).
The leaves are fleshy and not furrowed above. It is not very aromatic. The raceme is more dense and like sea plantain. The flowers are fleshier. The fruits are oval, 4 mm long, 2 mm wide. It varies in height from 200–750 mm (8–30 in). It flowers in May to August; flowers are greenish, 3 petalled, edged with purple, 3 mm (1⁄8 in) across, in a long spike.
This plant is believed to be toxic, as the green leaves of plants can contain a toxic cyanogenic glycoside. However, this is usually when the plant is distressed in drought conditions or due to over harvesting, usually by grazing animals. There is a common belief that this species has been known to cause losses in cattle, with green leaves being more toxic than dried material, yet sheep and deer graze on the plant, especially in rural seaside areas. Plants growing in Britain are usually perfectly safe, this is probably due to the climate as the toxic cyanogenic glycoside is especially present during and just after a drought.
It's native realm extends throughout Europe, including Britain, from the Arctic south and east to N. Africa, W. and N. Asia. N. America. It is typically found in salt marshes and grassy places near the sea.
Edible parts are young shoots and green seeds. It possesses a succulent coriander-meets-salty-cucumber flavour and is a firm favourite with chefs around the UK. It makes an excellent replacement for coriander leaves as a garnish for curries.
[2]. Huxley, A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992
[3]. Tanaka, T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World.
[4]. Lim T.K. Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, Vols 1–8.
[5]. Thomas, G. S. Perennial Garden Plants
[6]. Milner, E. Trees of Britain and Ireland
[7]. Rose, F. & O'Reilly, C. The Wild Flower Key (Revised Edition) – How to identify wild plants, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland
[8]. Streeter, D. & Garrard, I. The Wild Flowers of the British Isles
[9]. Clapham, A.R.; Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. Flora of the British Isles
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[11]. Jordan, P. & Wheeler, S. The Complete Book of Mushrooms: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Edible Mushrooms
[12]. Bunker, F.; Brodie, J.A.; Maggs, C.A. & Bunker, A. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.
[13]. Facciola, S. Cornucopia — A Source Book of Edible Plants
This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Cornish recipes added to this site.
These recipes, all contain Sea Arrowgrass as a major wild food ingredient.
Sea Arrowgrass, Triglochin maritima is a species of flowering plant in the arrowgrass family Juncaginaceae. It is found in brackish marshes, freshwater marshes, wet sandy beaches, fens, damp grassland and bogs. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern Northern Hemisphere. In the British Isles it is common on the coast, but very rare inland. It is a member of the Juncaginaceae family (and thus not a true grass).
The leaves are fleshy and not furrowed above. It is not very aromatic. The raceme is more dense and like sea plantain. The flowers are fleshier. The fruits are oval, 4 mm long, 2 mm wide. It varies in height from 200–750 mm (8–30 in). It flowers in May to August; flowers are greenish, 3 petalled, edged with purple, 3 mm (1⁄8 in) across, in a long spike.
This plant is believed to be toxic, as the green leaves of plants can contain a toxic cyanogenic glycoside. However, this is usually when the plant is distressed in drought conditions or due to over harvesting, usually by grazing animals. There is a common belief that this species has been known to cause losses in cattle, with green leaves being more toxic than dried material, yet sheep and deer graze on the plant, especially in rural seaside areas. Plants growing in Britain are usually perfectly safe, this is probably due to the climate as the toxic cyanogenic glycoside is especially present during and just after a drought.
It's native realm extends throughout Europe, including Britain, from the Arctic south and east to N. Africa, W. and N. Asia. N. America. It is typically found in salt marshes and grassy places near the sea.
Edible parts are young shoots and green seeds. It possesses a succulent coriander-meets-salty-cucumber flavour and is a firm favourite with chefs around the UK. It makes an excellent replacement for coriander leaves as a garnish for curries.
References:
[1]. David Evans Notes from field observations, tastings and cookery experiments.[2]. Huxley, A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992
[3]. Tanaka, T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World.
[4]. Lim T.K. Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, Vols 1–8.
[5]. Thomas, G. S. Perennial Garden Plants
[6]. Milner, E. Trees of Britain and Ireland
[7]. Rose, F. & O'Reilly, C. The Wild Flower Key (Revised Edition) – How to identify wild plants, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland
[8]. Streeter, D. & Garrard, I. The Wild Flowers of the British Isles
[9]. Clapham, A.R.; Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. Flora of the British Isles
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[11]. Jordan, P. & Wheeler, S. The Complete Book of Mushrooms: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Edible Mushrooms
[12]. Bunker, F.; Brodie, J.A.; Maggs, C.A. & Bunker, A. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.
[13]. Facciola, S. Cornucopia — A Source Book of Edible Plants
The alphabetical list of all Sea Arrowgrass recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 2 recipes in total:
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| Cod, Brown Butter Sauce, St George Mushrooms and Sea Arrowgrass Origin: Britain | Pork and Wild Food Curry Origin: Britain |
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