Tofieldiaceae
Northern asphodel
Tofieldia coccinea
- Family
- Tofieldiaceae
- Genus
- Tofieldia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 长白岩菖蒲
- English
- Northern asphodel
- Japanese
- チシマゼキショウ
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native
Photos
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nina_nesterova, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeffery M. Saarela, Paul C. Sokoloff, Roger D. Bull, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.