Difference between revisions of "Aletris lutea"
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
A description of ''Aletris lutea'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101325 The Flora of North America]. | A description of ''Aletris lutea'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101325 The Flora of North America]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | ==Ecology== | |
<!--===Habitat===--> | <!--===Habitat===--> | ||
<!--===Phenology===--> | <!--===Phenology===--> | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 14 June 2016
| Aletris lutea | |
|---|---|
| |
| Photo by Katelin Pearson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Tracheophyta - Vascular plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida– Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Nartheciaceae |
| Genus: | Aletris |
| Species: | A. lutea |
| Binomial name | |
| Aletris lutea Small | |
| |
| Natural range of Aletris lutea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Yellow Colicroot
Contents
Taxonomic notes
The genus name Aletris comes for the Greek word for a female slave who ground corn, this is in reference to the perianth shaped like a corn kernel.[1].
Description
A description of Aletris lutea is provided in The Flora of North America.
