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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tofieldia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tofieldia (named after Tofield, a Yorkshire botanist). Liliaceae. Perennial herbs, mostly hardy: sts. erect, from a short or repent rhizome: lvs. radical or clustered at the base of the st., short-linear, somewhat distichous; cauline lvs. few or none: fls. small, in a terminal spike, subsessile or short-pedicelled; perianth persistent, segms. oblong or narrow; stamens 6; ovary sessile: caps. 3-lobed.—About 25 species, mostly north temperate and boreal regions but 1 or 2 in the Andes. T. racemosa, BSP. (T. pubens, Michx. Triantha racemosa, Small). Sts. slender, 1-2 ft. high, minute glandular: lvs. narrow-linear, 6-12 in. long: perianth rigid, whitish, 2 lines long. Pine barrens, N. J. to Fla. and Ala. B.M. 3859. Of no special horticultural value. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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