FALSE ASPHODEL is an American name for Tofieldia.
SCOTCH ASPHODEL is a common name of Tofieldia palustris.
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Coastal False Asphodel [English]: Tofieldia racemosa
Coastal False Asphodel [English]: Triantha racemosa
Coastal Five Finger [English]: Pseudopanax lessonii
Coastal Fivefinger [English]: Pseudopanax lessonii ...
When the plant is not in flower, it can be confused with False Asphodel, a white flowered member of the lily family whose leaves are much narrower. The flower stalk of False Asphodel is much longer than that of iris and very sticky.
The false asphodel is Tofieldia, represented in North America by T. glutinosa and a few other species. The turkeybeard (Xerophyllum asphodeloides) of the Atlantic coastal plains is also called mountain asphodel.
 See also: India, Medic
  
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