Triantha glutinosa(Michx.) Baker

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WFO wfo-0000747925 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Triantha glutinosa, photographed by Rae Bosley
fig. a Rae Bosley, CC0 1.0 / 2021-10-02 / obs. 161103056
Triantha glutinosa, photographed by J Straka
fig. b J Straka, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 154257869
Triantha glutinosa, photographed by Derek
fig. c Derek, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 148285062
Triantha glutinosa, photographed by Derek
fig. d Derek, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 143202838
Triantha glutinosa, photographed by Randal
fig. e Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 137808267
Triantha glutinosa, photographed by Quinten Wiegersma
fig. f Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 94011996
Triantha glutinosa, photographed by davidbroadland
fig. g davidbroadland, CC0 1.0 / obs. 87902839
Triantha glutinosa, photographed by davidbroadland
fig. h davidbroadland, CC0 1.0 / obs. 80341255

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Native range 30 botanical countries

Regions where Triantha glutinosa is native: Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yukon AlaskaAlbertaBritish ColumbiaIllinoisIndianaLabradorMaineManitobaMichiganMinnesotaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew YorkNewfoundlandNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOhioOntarioOregonQuébecSaskatchewanTennesseeVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinYukon
Native distribution of Triantha glutinosa, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alaska ASK NORTHERN AMERICA
Alberta ABT
British Columbia BRC
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Labrador LAB
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
North Carolina NCA
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Nova Scotia NSC
Nunavut NUN
Ohio OHI
Ontario ONT
Oregon ORE
Québec QUE
Saskatchewan SAS
Tennessee TEN
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Yukon YUK

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 13 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Abama glutinosa (Michx.) Raf.
  • Amianthium aspericaule (Poir.) A.Gray
  • Asphodeliris glutinosa (Michx.) Kuntze
  • Melanthium aspericaule Poir.
  • Narthecium falcatum Wahlenb.
  • Narthecium glutinosum Michx.
  • Narthecium scabrum Raf.
  • Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx.) Pers.
  • Tofieldia glutinosa subsp. typica C.L.Hitchc.
  • Tofieldia glutinosa var. longifolia N.Coleman
  • Tofieldia racemosa var. glutinosa (Michx.) H.E.Ahles
  • Triantha glutinosa subsp. brevistyla Hitchc.
  • Trianthella glutinosa (Michx.) House

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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