Tofieldia coccinea
Northern Asphodel, Northern False Asphodel
Other regional names: Northern Tofieldia +1 more
- Northern Tofieldia
- Purple Featherling
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Tofieldiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and North America, Tofieldia coccinea (commonly known as Northern asphodel or Northern False Asphodel) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Tofieldiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Indian Subcontinent, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China Southeast, Chita, East Himalaya, Greenland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms