Characteristics
Monocots
Triantha racemosa (Walter) Small
COASTAL FALSE ASPHODEL
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Some prefer to split Triantha from Tofieldia, which places this species in Triantha (Azuma & Tobe 2011). Triantha is then characterized by glandular stems and seeds with appendanges.
Native
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (DEP)
Classification
Citation
TRIANTHA RACEMOSA (Walter) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 249, 1328. 1903.
Melanthium racemosum Walter 1788.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Lee Co.: Shirley tract, Lynchburg-Savanna area, near SC 327, 1 Jul 1999, Pittman & Darr s.n. (neotype: USCH). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 1281. 2008.
Species Distribution Map
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Source
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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Plant Photos
Triantha racemosa
- Fred Nation
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Triantha racemosa
- Shirley Denton
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Triantha racemosa
- Shirley Denton
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Triantha racemosa
- Shirley Denton
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