northern asphodel
Tofieldia coccinea Richardson
Tofieldia coccinea, commonly known as northern asphodel, is a species in the Tofieldiaceae family. It was first described by Richardson in 1823. The plant is native to a wide range across North America and parts of Asia, including Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, Alberta, British Columbia, and several other regions.
Description
Tofieldia coccinea is a member of the genus Tofieldia and is part of the Tofieldiaceae family. It is distributed across northern North America, including areas such as Labrador, Newfoundland, British Columbia, and Yukon, as well as parts of Asia like the Amur region and East Himalaya. The species was first published in 1823 by Richardson. Its common name, northern asphodel, is used in English and other languages. The plant is found in various habitats across its range, which spans from Alaska to Nunavut and extends into parts of China and Buryatiya.
Other common names
northern false asphodelnorthern asphodelnorthern tofieldiapurple featherling
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Quebec · Yukon · NO · GL · Alaska · Aleutian Is. · Amur · Buryatiya · China Southeast · Chita · East Himalaya · Irkutsk · Japan · Kamchatka · Khabarovsk · Korea · Krasnoyarsk · Kuril Is. · Magadan · Manchuria · Mongolia · Northwest Territorie