Aletris obovata

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Aletris obovata
Aletris obovata2 Gil.jpg
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.

Description

Common names: White Colicroot; Southern Colicroot

Is a perennial (Hall 1993). Native to Europe and escaped from cultivation (Hall 1993).

Distribution

Is considered rare in south, north, and central Florida; is found west to Louisiana, and north to Canada (Hall 1993).

Ecology

Habitat

Is found in disturbed sites (Hall 1993). Is found in moist flatwoods and savannas (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

Photo taken by Gil Nelson

References and notes

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.