Aletris lutea

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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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Natural range of Aletris lutea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: 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].

Description

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

Distribution

--==Ecology==

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. [[1]]Alabama Plants. Accessed: March 22, 2016