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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Liliaceae
Triantha glutinosa (Michx.) Baker
false asphodel, gluten tofieldia, sticky false asphodel
Triantha: Greek tri for three; anthos for flower
glutinosa: very sticky
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| Status: | Threatened |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-20" tall forb; from rhizomes |
| Flower: | white, 6-parted, 1/3" wide, starry; inflorescence a 3/4" - 2" tall, terminal cluster (raceme) on a very sticky stalk, 2 or 3 stalked flowers together at each node; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | oval capsule |
| Leaf: | linear, mostly basal, occasionally with 1 leaf near the middle of the stem |
| Habitat: | wet to moist; fens; in limy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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