Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Tofieldiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Smaller than no. 1 [Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers.]; basal lvs numerous, 1–6 cm; cauline lvs 0–2, below the middle of the scape, much reduced; scape glabrous, 5–20 cm, the dense terminal raceme 5–20 mm; tep greenish-white, narrowly oblong-obovate, 1.5–2.5 mm; fr 3 mm; seeds ellipsoid, angular, 0.6 mm. Wet rocks and alpine or arctic meadows; circumboreal, in Amer. s. to Que., Isle Royale, n. Minn., and Mont. July, Aug. (T. palustris, an illegitimate name)