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Tofieldia

Tofieldia
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Tofieldia pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Tofieldiaceae
Genus: Tofieldia
Huds.
Type species
Tofieldia palustris 
Huds.
Synonyms
  • Cymba Dulac
  • Asphodeliris Möhring ex Kuntze
  • Narthecium Gérard 1761, rejected name, not Huds. 1762 (Nartheciaceae)
  • Heriteria Schrank
  • Hebelia C.C.Gmel.
  • Conradia Raf.
  • Leptilix Raf.

Tofieldia is a small genus of flowering plants described as a genus in 1778. It is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Tofieldia was once placed in the lily family, but now generally included in the newer family Tofieldiaceae. The genus sometimes includes species of genus Triantha. Tofieldia are rhizomatous perennial herbs with spikes or racemes of lily-like flowers.

The name Tofieldia commemorates the British botanist Thomas Tofield.



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