Tofieldia pusilla
Tofieldia pusilla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Tofieldiaceae |
Genus: | Tofieldia |
Species: | T. pusilla
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Binomial name | |
Tofieldia pusilla | |
Synonyms | |
Narthecium pusillum Michx. |
Tofieldia pusilla is a species of flowering plant in the family Tofieldiaceae. It is also sometimes classified in the lily family, Liliaceae.[1] Its common name is Scottish asphodel in Europe,[2] and Scotch false asphodel in North America.[1] The plant is native to northern North America and parts of Eurasia, its circumpolar distribution extending across Canada and the northern United States to Greenland, Iceland and northern Europe.[3] It grows in moist, open areas.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Tofieldia pusilla in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ Clive A. Stace (2010). "Tofieldiaceae – Scottish Asphodel family". New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 834. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.
- ^ "Den Virtuella Floran: Björnbrodd, Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
External links[]
- Data related to Tofieldia pusilla at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Tofieldiaceae
- Plants described in 1803
- Monocot stubs