Aletris bracteata
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Aletris bracteata, Bracted Unicorn Root or Bahamian Unicorn Root is a plant species native to southern Florida (Monroe and Miami-Dade Counties) and to the Bahamas (Andros and Abaco Islands). It grows in the Everglades and other wet areas very close to sea level.[1][2] Some hybridization between this species and the yellow-flowered A. lutea has been noted.[3]
Aletris bracteata is a perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Flowers are white, about 7 mm long. [1][4][5]
References
- ^ a b Flora of North America v 26 p 65, Aletris bracteata
- ^ BONAP (Biota of North America Program) floristic synthesis map, Aletris bracteata
- ^ Wilsdon, Wendy K., & Jennifer H. Richards. 2009. Variation in southern Florida and Bahamanian Aletris (Nartheciaceae): morphology, phenology and putative hybridization. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136:192-202.
- ^ Northrop, Alice Bell. 1902. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 12(1): 27–28, pl. 1.
- ^ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
