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Triantha glutinosa (False asphodel)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Triantha glutinosa (Michx.) Baker

False Asphodel, Sticky tofieldia

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

USDA Symbol: trgl5

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Leafy only in the lower part, glandular in the upper part, with many tiny white flowers in a dense, often interrupted, cluster at top.

The species name glutinosa refers to the sticky, glandular hairs on the stem beneath the flower clusters.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
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Bloom Information

Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CT , GA , IL , IN , ME , MI , MN , NC , ND , NH , NY , OH , OR , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV
Canada: BC , NB , NS , ON
Native Distribution: Across Canada; south to central California, Idaho, and Wyoming in the West.
Native Habitat: Wet places, meadows, and alpine ridges.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N), SPM(N)

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Triantha glutinosa in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Triantha glutinosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Triantha glutinosa

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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