Tofieldiaceae

Tofieldia Huds.

First published in Fl. Angl., ed. 2: 157 (1778)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nepal, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thurn, E., F. [297] Guyana K000099721 Type Yes
[Père Faurie] [2026] Japan K003191356 Yes
Hulliwell, B. [4388] Japan K:SPC-42476.000 No
Forrest, G. [s.n.] China K003191352 Yes
Ausserdorfer [s.n.] K003191493 Yes
[Berke] [s.n.] K003191498 Yes
Churchill, G.C. [s.n.] K003191492 Yes
Forrest, G. [16960] China K003191349 Yes
McCalla, W.C. [2220] Canada K003191496 Yes
Henry, A. [10286] China K003191357 Yes
Gates, R.R.; [K. Mellanby] [RR] Canada K003191497 Yes
Farr, E.M. [s.n.] K003191500 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4645] China K003191350 Yes
Farr, E.M. [s.n.] Canada K003191502 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003191504 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [4148] China K003191353 Yes
Wanersley, J.S. [E198] Austria K003191127 Yes
Funston, F. [121a] United States K003191495 Yes
s.coll. [4] Canada K003191499 Yes
Loring, C.G. [s.n.] United States K003191503 Yes
M. l'abbé Delavay [s.n.] China K003191348 Yes
[C. Howick]; Warner, R. [WH233B] United States K003191506 Yes
Ausserdorfer [s.n.] K003191494 Yes
Farr, E.M. [s.n.] Canada K003191501 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4646] China K003191351 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K003191505 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5097] Nepal K001104741 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Li, Y.; McBeath, R.; Schilling, A.; Yuan, H.; Xu, T. [265] China K003191355 Yes
May 1, 1989 McConnell, Quelch [659] Guyana Isidrogalvia K000099722 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1989 Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana Isidrogalvia K000099720 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0