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Revision as of 10:59, 28 April 2016
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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 | |
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| 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.
