Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.

Scotch false asphodel (en), Tofieldie boréale (fr), Tofieldie fluette (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Tofieldiaceae > Tofieldia

Characteristics

Smaller than no. 1 [Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers.]; basal lvs numerous, 1–6 cm; cauline lvs 0–2, below the middle of the scape, much reduced; scape glabrous, 5–20 cm, the dense terminal raceme 5–20 mm; tep greenish-white, narrowly oblong-obovate, 1.5–2.5 mm; fr 3 mm; seeds ellipsoid, angular, 0.6 mm. Wet rocks and alpine or arctic meadows; circumboreal, in Amer. s. to Que., Isle Royale, n. Minn., and Mont. July, Aug. (T. palustris, an illegitimate name)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
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Root diameter (meter) 0.6
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses environmental use
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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Tofieldia pusilla leaf picture by marion carre (cc-by-sa)
Tofieldia pusilla leaf picture by Jean-François (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tofieldia pusilla flower picture by JC Bousquet (cc-by-sa)
Tofieldia pusilla flower picture by JC Bousquet (cc-by-sa)
Tofieldia pusilla flower picture by Anders Lundquist (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tofieldia pusilla world distribution map, present in Austria, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Iceland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542298-1
WFO ID wfo-0000748635
COL ID 57B54
BDTFX ID 75415
INPN ID 126806
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tofieldia capitata Tofieldia capitata Abama pusilla Anthericum calyculatum Isidrogalvia borealis Narthecium pusillum Phalangium minimum Tofieldia calyculata subsp. capitata Tofieldia palustris var. capitata Tofieldia pusilla

Lower taxons

Tofieldia pusilla subsp. pusilla