View source for Tofieldia ← Tofieldia You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Tofieldia |accepted_authority=Hudson |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Fl. Angl. ed. |place=2, 157. 1778 |year=1778 }} |common_names=False asphodel |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Liliaceae;Tofieldia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Liliaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Tofieldia]]</div></div> |etymology=for Thomas Tofield, 1730–1779, English botanist |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 11, 56, 58, 62 |treatment_page=page 60 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism pubescence;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, rhizomatous, glabrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem architecture or shape;stem architecture or pubescence or relief;leaf quantity"><b>Stems </b>scapelike, sometimes with 1–3 leaves near base, smooth.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf arrangement;leaf arrangement"><b>Leaves </b>equitant, 2-ranked;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="blade arrangement or course or shape">blade linear.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;inflorescence arrangement;inflorescence architecture;inflorescence density;inflorescence shape;inflorescence architecture;inflorescence architecture;inflorescence length"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal, racemose, open to dense, sometimes spikelike, bracteate, sometimes bracteolate, elongating in fruit;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="bracteole fusion">bracteoles connate in epicalyx.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="flower position;flower arrangement"><b>Flowers </b>inserted singly;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="tepal duration;tepal quantity;tepal fusion;series quantity">tepals persistent, 6, in 2 somewhat dissimilar series, distinct;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="stamen quantity">stamens 6;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="filament shape;filament shape">filaments dilated basally, strongly flattened (except T. coccinea);</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="anther fixation;anther architecture or structure in adjective form;anther dehiscence">anthers basifixed, 2-locular, introrse, without appendages;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="ovary position;ovary architecture;ovary architecture;ovary pubescence">ovary superior, stipitate, apocarpous basally, glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="intercarpellary nectary presence">intercarpellary nectary present;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="style quantity">styles 3.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="fruit architecture;fruit shape;fruit pubescence or texture;fruit pubescence;fruit dehiscence;fruit dehiscence"><b>Fruits </b>capsular, broadly ellipsoid to globose or obovoid, chartaceous, glabrous, dehiscence septicidal, then adaxially loculicidal.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties=""><b>Seeds </b>reddish-brown, without appendages.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="seed coloration;x chromosome quantity">x = 15.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;Eurasia |discussion=<p>Species 7 or 8 (3 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Following the example of J. G. Baker (1879) and R. R. Gates (1918), this treatment of Tofieldia excludes the species of sect. Triantha, which is recognized instead as a distinct genus; see J. G. Packer (1993). Tofieldia sometimes has been treated very broadly, to include not only Triantha but also Pleea (W. B. Zomlefer 1997c).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Margins of bracts 3-lobed; bracteoles absent. |[[Tofieldia pusilla|Tofieldia pusilla]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Margins of bracts ± entire; bracteoles 3-lobed. |[[#key-0-2| > 2]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Stems 2–20 cm; inflorescences 0.5–2.5 cm; tepals 2–2.5 mm. |[[Tofieldia coccinea|Tofieldia coccinea]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Stems 25–90 cm; inflorescences 3–25 cm; tepals 3–4.5 mm. |[[Tofieldia glabra|Tofieldia glabra]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Tofieldia |author=John G. Packer |authority=Hudson |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Liliaceae |distribution=North America;Eurasia |reference=None |publication title=Fl. Angl. ed. |publication year=1778 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_26.xml |genus=Tofieldia |anther architecture or structure in adjective form=2-locular |anther dehiscence=introrse |anther fixation=basifixed |blade arrangement or course or shape=linear |bracteole fusion=connate |filament shape=flattened;dilated |flower arrangement=singly |flower position=inserted |fruit architecture=capsular |fruit dehiscence=loculicidal;septicidal |fruit pubescence=glabrous |fruit pubescence or texture=chartaceous |fruit shape=broadly ellipsoid;globose or obovoid |inflorescence architecture=bracteolate;bracteate;open |inflorescence arrangement=racemose |inflorescence density=dense |inflorescence length=elongating |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |inflorescence shape=spikelike |intercarpellary nectary presence=absent |leaf arrangement=2-ranked;equitant |leaf quantity=1;3 |ovary architecture=apocarpous;stipitate |ovary position=superior |ovary pubescence=glabrous |seed coloration=reddish-brown |series quantity=2 |stamen quantity=6 |stem architecture or pubescence or relief=smooth |stem architecture or shape=scapelike |style quantity=3 |tepal duration=persistent |tepal fusion=distinct |tepal quantity=6 |whole_organism architecture=rhizomatous |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=herb |whole_organism pubescence=glabrous |x chromosome quantity=15 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Liliaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Liliaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Tofieldia.