Triantha glutinosa (Michx.) Baker
sticky false asphodel (sticky tofieldia)
Tofieldiaceae
(Previously in Liliaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
sticky false asphodel (sticky tofieldia)
Tofieldiaceae
(Previously in Liliaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a short, strong rhizome; flowering stems erect, 10-50 cm tall, often smooth below, glandular-short-hairy above especially below the inflorescence.
Leaves:
Basal leaves several, tufted, broadly linear, 5-20 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, smooth, sheathing at the base, folded in iris-like fashion, the margins entire; stem leaves reduced or lacking, often 1, sometimes 2 or 3, near or below midlength.
Fruits:
Capsules, 3-lobed and 3-beaked, erect, red or yellowish, 4-7 mm long; seeds numerous, about 1 mm long, ellipsoid, brownish, enclosed in tight-fitting spongy coats, with twisted tail-like appendages at one or both ends.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Triantha glutinosa
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
773 | 5 | 1921 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
6 | 0 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
19 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
466 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(1), BAFA(3), BWBS(19), CDF(2), CWH(184), ESSF(73), ICH(31), IDF(4), IMA(1), MH(55), MS(18), SBS(57) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Wet meadows, bogs, fens and streambanks in the lowland to alpine zones; common in N and E BC, and on Queen Charlotte Islands and northern Vancouver Island; N to NT, E to NF and S to NH, NC, MN, ND and OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Narthecium glutinosum Michx.
Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers.
Tofieldia glutinosa subsp. glutinosa
Tofieldia glutinosa var. glutinosa
Tofieldia racemosa var. glutinosa (Michx.) H.E. Ahles