Scientific or common name:

Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.

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TOFIELDIACEAE - Tofieldia family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.
Nomencl. ref.: Syn. Pl. 1: 399 (1805)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Scotch false asphodel
English name: Scottish false asphodel
English name: Scottish-asphodel
Italian name: Tajola minore
German name: kleine Simsenlilie

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Narthecium pusillum Michx.
= Tofieldia palustris auct. non Huds.

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TAXONOMY

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

1) Tofieldia coccinea Richardson 2) Tofieldia glabra Nutt. 3) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. 4) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. ssp. absona C.L. Hitchc. 5) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. ssp. brevistyla C.L. Hitchc. 6) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. ssp. glutinosa 7) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. ssp. montana C.L. Hitchc. 8) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. ssp. occidentalis (S. Watson) C.L. Hitchc. 9) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. var. absona (C.L. Hitchc.) R.J. Davis 10) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. var. brevistyla (C.L. Hitchc.) C.L. Hitchc. 11) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. var. intermedia (Rydb.) B. Boivin 12) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. var. montana (C.L. Hitchc.) R.J. Davis 13) Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. var. occidentalis (S. Watson) C.L. Hitchc. 14) Tofieldia occidentalis S. Watson 15) Tofieldia palustris auct. non Huds. 16) Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers. 17) Tofieldia racemosa (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. 18) Tofieldia racemosa (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glutinosa (Michx.) H.E. Ahles 19) Tofieldia tenuifolia (Michx.) Utech

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, MI, MN, MT), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)


Map for Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.
(*) 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 (Tofieldia)
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1) Coastal false asphodel (Tofieldia racemosa) 2) Northern asphodel (Tofieldia coccinea) 3) Rush featherling (Tofieldia tenuifolia) 4) Scotch false asphodel (Tofieldia pusilla) 5) Smooth tofieldia (Tofieldia glabra) 6) Sticky tofieldia (Tofieldia glutinosa subsp. glutinosa) 7) Western false asphodel (Tofieldia glutinosa subsp. occidentalis)

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More species:
1) Tofieldia racemosa (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. glutinosa (Michx.) H.E. Ahles [315]
2) Tofieldia tenuifolia (Michx.) Utech [220]
3) Tolpis umbellata Bertol. [186]
4) Tomasellia californica (Zahlbr.) R.C. Harris [218]
5) Tomasellia lactea (Ach.) R.C. Harris [109]
6) Tomenthypnum Loeske, orth. var. [105]
7) Tomenthypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske, orth. var. [151]
8) Tomentypnum paulianum (Grout) Broth. ex H. Rob. [194]
9) Toninia physaroides (Opiz) Zahlbr. [122]
10) Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link ssp. purpurea (Ten.) Hayek [150]

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