Tofieldia

Tofieldia
Tofieldia pusilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Tofieldiaceae
Genus: Tofieldia
Huds.
Type species
Tofieldia palustris [1]
Huds.
Synonyms[2]
  • 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.[3][4] It is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.[2][5][6][7]

Tofieldia was once placed in the lily family, but is 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.[5]

  1. ^ Le Roy Abrams & Roxana Stinchfield Ferris (1923). Ophioglossaceae to Aristolochiaceae, ferns to birthworts. Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 1. Stanford University Press. p. 372. ISBN 9780804700030.
  2. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  3. ^ Hudson, William. 1778. Flora Anglica, Editio Altera 157("175").
  4. ^ "Tropicos | Name - !Tofieldia Huds". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. ^ a b "Tofieldia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  6. ^ "Tofieldia in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  7. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Tofieldia includes photos and European distribution maps