Click the number at the start of a key lead to highlight both that lead and its corresponding lead. Click again to show only the two highlighted leads. Click a third time to return to the full key with the selected leads still highlighted.

Click images to enlarge and show more photo credit.

Key to Tofieldiaceae

Tofieldiaceae

Copy permalink to share

(c) Ward, Scott G
1 Inflorescence 1-flowered; tepals yellow; seeds yellowish; [endemic to Panhandle FL]
(c) Bradley, Keith
1 Inflorescence a raceme or thyrse; tepals white to pale cream (fading to yellowish on dried specimens); seeds brown; [collectively widespread].
(c) Fowler, Jim
(c) Ward, Scott G
  2 Bracts of the inflorescence large, spathe-like, acuminate-aristate at the tip; tepals 9-17 mm long; stamens (6-) 9 (-12)
(c) Bradley, Keith
(c) Sorrie, Bruce A. - CC-BY
  2 Bracts of the inflorescence minute; tepals 2.5-5 mm long; stamens 6.
(c) Bradley, Keith
(c) Sorrie, Bruce A. - CC-BY
    3 Inflorescence a raceme (the flower pedicels attached to the scape singly); scape smooth; flowering (late Aug-) late Sep-Oct
(c) Bradley, Keith
(c) Hill, Sonnia
    3 Inflorescence a thyrse (flower pedicels attached to the scape in trifurcating clusters of 3-7); scape scurfy-scabrous; flowering Jun-Aug