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Common name: Yellow Colicroot | Common name: Yellow Colicroot | ||
==Taxonomic notes== | ==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.<ref name="alabama">[[http://www.alabamaplants.com/Yellowalt/Aletris_aurea_page.html]]Alabama Plants. Accessed: March 22, 2016</ref> | + | 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.<ref name="alabama">[[http://www.alabamaplants.com/Yellowalt/Aletris_aurea_page.html]]Alabama Plants. Accessed: March 22, 2016</ref> |
==Description== | ==Description== |
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Aletris lutea | |
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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 name: Yellow Colicroot
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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.