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Aletris lutea

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Aletris lutea
Aletris lutea just starting to open in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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A. lutea
Binomial name
Aletris lutea
Synonyms[1]
  • Aletris lutea f. albiflora E.T.Browne

Aletris lutea, Yellow colic-root is a plant species native to the southeastern United States from Louisiana to Georgia.[1][2][3][4]

Aletris lutea grows in wet areas, especially seasonally flooded pine forests near the coast. It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall, with a long spike of small, cylindrical flowers. Flowers are usually yellow but sometimes white.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Monocotyledons 1–712. The University of Georgia Press, Athens
  4. ^ Small, John Kunkel 1899. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden 1(4): 278–279 in English
  5. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 66 Aletris aurea Walter