View source for Tofieldia coccinea

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|accepted_name=Tofieldia coccinea
|accepted_authority=Richardson in J. Franklin et al.
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=in J. Franklin et al., Narr. Journey Polar Sea,
|place=736. 1823
|year=1823
}}
|common_names=Northern false asphodel;tofieldie écarlate
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Liliaceae;Tofieldia;Tofieldia coccinea
|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 class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Tofieldia coccinea]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 26
|mention_page=page 60
|treatment_page=page 61
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>2–20 cm. <b>Leaf</b> blades to 7.5 cm × 3.5 mm. <b>Inflorescences</b> open to dense, sometimes spikelike, 5–30-flowered, 0.5–2.5 cm; proximal bracts conspicuous, ovate, margins entire, distal bracts reduced or absent; bracteoles forming epicalyx, deeply 3-lobed, lobes often appearing distinct, ovate, sometimes weakly 3-fid with 2 small lateral lobes. <b>Flowers</b>: tepals greenish, tinged pinkish cream to deep crimson, 2–2.5 mm, inner tepals slightly longer than outer; stamens ± equaling or slightly longer than tepals; filaments not strongly flattened or dilated basally; ovary ellipsoid; styles 0.3–0.8 mm; pedicel 0–3 mm, often becoming arcuate in fruit. <b>Capsules</b> broadly obovoid to globose, 2–2.3 mm. <b>Seeds</b> ca. 1 mm. <b>2n</b> = 30.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering summer.
|habitat=Moist to dry open areas, generally calcareous
|elevation=0–1500 m
|distribution=Greenland;B.C.;N.W.T.;Nunavut;Que.;Yukon;Alaska;n Asia.
|discussion=<p>See under 3. <i>Tofieldia pusilla</i> regarding hybridization with that species.</p>
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|references=
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name=Tofieldia coccinea
|author=
|authority=Richardson in J. Franklin et al.
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Liliaceae
|phenology=Flowering summer.
|habitat=Moist to dry open areas, generally calcareous
|elevation=0–1500 m
|distribution=Greenland;B.C.;N.W.T.;Nunavut;Que.;Yukon;Alaska;n Asia.
|reference=None
|publication title=in J. Franklin et al., Narr. Journey Polar Sea,
|publication year=1823
|special status=
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|genus=Tofieldia
|species=Tofieldia coccinea
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