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Common names: Yellow Colicroot
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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>.
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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>
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No synonyms.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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No varieties.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
 
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Flowers in January and March to June with peak inflorescence in April and May.<ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 7 DEC 2016</ref>  
 
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==Conservation and Management==
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==Cultivation and restoration==
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
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==Cultural use==
 
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==References and notes==

Latest revision as of 13:35, 15 June 2022

Aletris lutea
Aletris lutea.jpg
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
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Aletris lutea dist.JPG
Natural range of Aletris lutea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Yellow colicroot

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]

No synonyms.[2]

No varieties.[2]

Description

A description of Aletris lutea is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Phenology

Flowers in January and March to June with peak inflorescence in April and May.[3]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. [[1]]Alabama Plants. Accessed: March 22, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  3. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 7 DEC 2016