Tofieldiaceae
Sticky tofieldia
Triantha glutinosa
- Family
- Tofieldiaceae
- Genus
- Triantha
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sticky tofieldia, Northern bog asphodel, Sticky false asphodel
Synonyms
- Abama glutinosa (Michx.) Raf.
- Amianthium aspericaule (Poir.) A.Gray
- Asphodeliris glutinosa (Michx.) Kuntze
- Melanthium aspericaule Poir.
- Narthecium falcatum Wahlenb.
- Narthecium glutinosum Michx.
- Narthecium scabrum Raf.
- Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers.
- Tofieldia glutinosa subsp. typica C.L.Hitchc.
- Tofieldia glutinosa var. longifolia N.Coleman
- Tofieldia racemosa var. glutinosa (Michx.) H.E.Ahles
- Triantha glutinosa subsp. brevistyla Hitchc.
- Trianthella glutinosa (Michx.) House
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.