Biology:Aletris aurea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Aletris aurea
Aletris aurea drawing.png
Golden Unicorn Root[1]

Secure (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Nartheciaceae
Genus: Aletris
Species:
A. aurea
Binomial name
Aletris aurea
Walter
Synonyms[3]

Wurmbea bullata (Walter) Willd.

Aletris aurea (golden unicorn root) is a plant species native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma to Maryland.[3][4][5][6]

Aletris aurea is a perennial herb up to 80 cm tall, with a long spike of small, golden-yellow, bell-shaped flowers.[7]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2832866 entry