Aletris lutea
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 names: 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.
Distribution
--==Ecology==