| Tofieldia pusilla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Tofieldiaceae |
| Genus: | Tofieldia |
| Species: | T. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers. |
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Tofieldia pusilla is a flowering plant of the genus Tofieldia in the family Tofieldiaceae. It is also sometimes classified in the lily family, Liliaceae.[1] Its common name is Scotch false asphodel. The plant is native to northern North America and parts of Eurasia, its distribution extending across Canada and the northern United States to Greenland, Iceland and northern Europe.