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Coastal False-asphodel

Triantha racemosa

Also listed as Tofieldia racemosa

Found in pine savannas; Coastal Plain seepage bogs; sinkhole ponds; ponds, lakes and their shores. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Modest

Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 82%

Height
Up to about 28 inches
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Usually moist
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
June and August
Fruiting season
Late September to October

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 7 Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Pine savannas

Sandy Pine Savanna, Rush Featherling subtype
Sandy pine savanna. Shown: Shaken Creek Preserve, Pender and Onslow Counties, North Carolina, a neighboring state.Sandy Pine Savanna, Rush Featherling subtype, Robert Thornhill, undated. CC BY 4.0. Source record.

Ponds, lakes and their shores

Yellow butterwort beside a moss-hung coastal pond
Regional / representative. Shown: Southern coastal pond margins, Florida and Louisiana to North Carolina; state not identified, a neighboring state.Yellow butterwort beside a moss-hung coastal pond, Marian Ellis Rowan, 1901. Public domain. Source record.

Coastal Plain seepage bogs

Open, wet, seepage-fed bogs of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills, often with pitcher plants.

Sinkhole ponds

Ponds and wet depressions in limestone sinkholes of the interior valleys and plateaus (karst), separate from the Coastal Plain's limesink ponds.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Tofieldiaceae
Hardiness
Zones 7a–9b
Soil pH
Neutral
Flower color
Yellow or white
Fruit begins
Late September
Fruit ends
October

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Coastal False asphodel; Coastal Plain Bog Asphodel; Tofieldia racemosa; Tofieldia racemosa var. racemosa; bog asphodel; bog-asphodel

Conservation status

Virginia rankSH
Global rankG5
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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