Aletris obovata
| Aletris obovata | |
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| Photo was taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Aletris |
| Species: | A. obovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Aletris obovata Nash | |
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| Natural range of Aletris obovata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: White Colicroot; Southern Colicroot
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Aletris obovata is provided in The Flora of North America. It is a perennial (Hall 1993). Native to Europe and escaped from cultivation (Hall 1993).
Distribution
It is considered rare in south, north, and central Florida; is found west to Louisiana, and north to Canada (Hall 1993).
Ecology
Habitat
This species grows in longleaf pine/wiregrass flatwoods, moist slash pine/palmetto scrub, sandy peat of grass-sedge bogs, open seepage slopes, and wet flats (FSU Herbarium). It grows in dry loamy or moist sands in high light and has been seen growing along roadsides, ditches, and longleaf pine clearings (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species include Aletris lutea and hybrids; Lobelia, Andropogon, longleaf pine, slash pine, saw palmetto, Lachnocaulon anceps, Helianthus heterophylla, Polygala nana, Lobelia paludosa, Centella asiatica, Hypericum, and others (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It flowers from spring to fall (Hall 1993) and has been observed fruiting from April through July (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
It grows well in recently burned areas (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Aletris obovata Photo by Gil Nelson
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, J. B. Nelson, R. L. Scott, William Lindsey, R. Kral, H. Larry Stripling, George R. Cooley, Carroll E. Wood, Jr., Kenneth A. Wilson, M. Kral, Sidney McDaniel, Gwynn W. Ramsey, Richard Mitchell, P. L. Redfearn, Steve L. Orzell, Edwin L. Bridges, R. Komarek, and R. A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida: Union, Liberty, Wakulla, Hamilton, Citrus, Levy, Nassau, Franklin, Leon, Alachua, Taylor, and Madison. Georgia: Thomas.
Hall, David W. Illustrated Plants of Florida and the Coastal Plain: based on the collections of Leland and Lucy Baltzell. 1993. A Maupin House Book. Gainesville. 242. Print.
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Second edition. 2003. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 147. Print.
