Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis Calflora

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Triantha occidentalis (S. Watson) R. R. Gates ssp. occidentalis

Western false asphodel

Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Tofieldia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis


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Parent:	Triantha occidentalis
Genus:	Triantha
Family:	Tofieldiaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Tofieldia glutinosa ssp. occidentalis
PLANTS	Tofieldia glutinosa var. occidentalis
JEF	Tofieldia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis
PLANTS	Tofieldia occidentalis

Information about Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TROCO2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/02/2025).