Scientific or common name:

Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

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TOFIELDIACEAE - Tofieldia family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.
Nomencl. ref.: Bot. Mag. 37: t. 1505. 1812
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Yellow asphodel
English name: bog-asphodel
English name: yellow-asphodel

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Abama americana (Ker Gawl.) Morong
= Abama montana Small
= Narthecium ossifragum (L.) Huds. var. americanum (Ker Gawl.) A. Gray

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Liliales
Family: Tofieldiaceae
Genus: Narthecium
Species:

1) Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl. 2) Narthecium californicum Baker 3) Narthecium glutinosum Michx. 4) Narthecium ossifragum (L.) Huds. var. americanum (Ker Gawl.) A. Gray 5) Narthecium pusillum Michx.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (DE, NC, NJ, SC)


Map for Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Tofieldiaceae)
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1) Narthecium (asphodel) 2) Tofieldia

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Common names (Narthecium)
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1) California bog asphodel (Narthecium californicum) 2) Scotch false asphodel (Narthecium pusillum) 3) Sticky tofieldia (Narthecium glutinosum) 4) Yellow asphodel (Narthecium americanum)

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More species:
1) Narthecium ossifragum (L.) Huds. var. americanum (Ker Gawl.) A. Gray [184]
2) Narthecium pusillum Michx. [128]
3) Nassella brachychaeta (Godr.) Barkworth [239]
4) Nasturtium armoracia (L.) Fr. [250]
5) Nasturtium calycinum Engelm. [135]
6) Nasturtium officinale W.T. Aiton var. microphyllum (Boenn. ex Rchb.) Thell. [209]
7) Nasturtium sinuatum Nutt. [151]
8) Navarretia abramsii Elmer [208]
9) Navarretia schottii Torr. [92]
10) Neckera pennata Hedw. [470]

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