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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).
 
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).
  
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It flowers from spring to fall (Hall 1993) and has been observed fruiting from April through July (FSU Herbarium).
 
It flowers from spring to fall (Hall 1993) and has been observed fruiting from April through July (FSU Herbarium).
 
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It grows well in recently burned areas (FSU Herbarium).
 
It grows well in recently burned areas (FSU Herbarium).
 
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Revision as of 15:50, 25 February 2016

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
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ALET OBOV dist.jpg
Natural range of Aletris obovata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: White Colicroot; Southern Colicroot

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).

Fire ecology

It grows well in recently burned areas (FSU Herbarium).