Tofieldiaceae

Western false asphodel

Triantha occidentalis (S.Watson) R.R.Gates

Family: Tofieldiaceae
Genus: Triantha

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Western false asphodel: Triantha occidentalis in Butterfly Valley, Plumas County, California, USA — Photo: marlin harms, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Bangla: ট্রায়ান্থা অক্সিডেন্টালিস
English: Western false asphodel
Persian: تریانتا اکسیدنتالیس

Synonyms

Asphodeliris occidentalis (S.Watson) Kuntze
Tofieldia glutinosa subsp. occidentalis (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchc.
Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchc.
Tofieldia occidentalis S.Watson

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: marlin harms, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Danyakaabi, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.