Biology:Aletris lutea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Aletris lutea
Yellow Colic Root (5656921033).jpg
Aletris lutea just starting to open in Palm Beach County, Florida.

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Nartheciaceae
Genus: Aletris
Species:
A. lutea
Binomial name
Aletris lutea
Walter
Synonyms[2]
  • 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.[2][3][4][5]

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.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2832870 entry