Coastal False Asphodel vs Glutinous Tofieldia

Triantha racemosa compared with Triantha glutinosa

Key Differences

• Coastal False Asphodel is Extinct while Glutinous Tofieldia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal False Asphodel	Glutinous Tofieldia
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family same	Tofieldiaceae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus same	Triantha	Triantha
Species	Triantha racemosa	Triantha glutinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Coastal False Asphodel and Glutinous Tofieldia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Triantha.

Conservation Status

Coastal False Asphodel

EX — Extinct

Glutinous Tofieldia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coastal False Asphodel	Glutinous Tofieldia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coastal False Asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

Glutinous Tofieldia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Coastal False Asphodel

Triantha racemosa, the coastal false asphodel, is an extinct aquatic to semi-aquatic perennial herb formerly belonging to the family Tofieldiaceae that was native to coastal plain wetlands of the southeastern United States. The species grew in open, often fire-maintained boggy savannas, seepage slopes, and pitcher plant bogs on the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains, occupying habitats characterized by seasonally waterlogged, nutrient-poor, acidic soils underlain by impermeable clay. Triantha racemosa produced slender stems bearing clusters of small white flowers in a racemose inflorescence, giving the species its name. The extinction of coastal false asphodel resulted from the systematic drainage, conversion to agriculture, and suppression of natural fire that has eliminated over 95 percent of the longleaf pine savanna and associated wetland habitats across the southeastern coastal plain over the past two centuries. These fire-dependent wetland communities required periodic burning to maintain open, shrub-free conditions, and fire suppression allowed shrub encroachment that shaded out low-growing herbs. No living populations are known, and the species is regarded as extinct. Tofieldiaceae is a small family of monocots with a scattered distribution in temperate wetlands of the Northern Hemisphere.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States