Scientific name Tofieldia pusilla Rank Species | Genus Tofieldia Higher classification Tofieldia | |
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Similar Tofieldia, Tofieldiaceae, Alpine asphodel, Saussurea alpina, Saxifraga aizoides | ||
Tofieldia pusilla is a flowering plant of the genus Tofieldia in the family Tofieldiaceae. It is also sometimes classified in the lily family, Liliaceae. Its common name is Scottish asphodel in Europe, and Scotch false asphodel in North America. The plant is native to northern North America and parts of Eurasia, its circumpolar distribution extending across Canada and the northern United States to Greenland, Iceland and northern Europe.
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