Close-up of multiple flowering stems of Scotch false asphodel (Tofieldia pusilla) with dense, cylindrical clusters of white to pale yellow flowers. These slender, grass-like plants are common in bogs, wet meadows, and alpine tundra in circumboreal regions including Alaska, Canada, and northern Europe. Photographed in a lush green habitat, this perennial herb features fan-like tufts of basal leaves with smooth, glabrous stems reaching up to 20 cm tall.
Posted by Lee Petersen | August 17, 2024
Tofieldia pusilla
Scotch false asphodel

Scotch false asphodel (Tofieldia pusilla) is a small perennial herb with a head of numerous tiny white flowers. It lives in wet habitats across the northern hemisphere.

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Tofieldia coccinea purple featherling
Posted by Lee Petersen | June 29, 2024
Tofieldia coccinea
purple featherling

Purple featherling or northern false asphodel (Tofieldia coccinea) is a small white and purple-flowering perennial herb that grows in alpine or montane zones, primarily in tundra. It is primarily a...

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