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common false asphodel

Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.
common false asphodel
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Tofieldia pusilla is a flowering plant in the family Tofieldiaceae, sometimes classified in the Liliaceae. It is known as common false asphodel in English, with the name Scottish asphodel used in Europe and Scotch false asphodel in North America. The species is native to northern North America and parts of Eurasia, with a circumpolar distribution across Canada, the northern United States, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Europe. It was first described in 1805.

Description

Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers. is a member of the Tofieldiaceae, though it has occasionally been classified within the Liliaceae. It is found in regions including Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, the northern United States, SE, IS, NO, GL, Alaska, Austria, Buryatiya, and Chita. Its common names include common false asphodel, Scottish asphodel, and Scotch false asphodel. The species has a circumpolar range and is native to northern North America and parts of Eurasia.

Other common names

Scottish false asphodelScottish-asphodelScottish AsphodelScotch false asphodelcommon false asphodelleast asphodelsmall false asphodelsmall tofieldiatiny false asphodel

Distribution

Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · SE · IS · NO · GL · Alaska · Austria · Buryatiya · Chita · Czechoslovakia · East European Russia · Finland · France · Føroyar · Germany · Great Britain · Iceland · Italy · Kamchatka

Synonyms

Narthecium pusillumPhalangium minimumAbama pusillaAnthericum calyculatum

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