Tofieldia
| Tofieldia | |
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| Tofieldia pusilla | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Tofieldiaceae |
| Genus: | Tofieldia Huds. |
| Species | |
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7 or 8 |
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Tofieldia is a small genus of flowering plants once placed in the lily family, but now included in the newer family Tofieldiaceae. The genus sometimes includes species of genus Triantha.[1] These are rhizomatous perennial herbs with spikes or racemes of lilylike flowers. They are native to North America and Eurasia.
Species include:
- Tofieldia coccinea - northern asphodel
- Tofieldia glabra - smooth tofieldia
- Tofieldia pusilla - Scotch false asphodel