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Aletris lutea

Aletris lutea Small

Yellow Colicroot, Yellow Colic-root





A single stalk of yellow flowers rises from a rosette of pointed leaves.


9 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery



Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May


USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS
Native Distribution: Georgia south to Florida and west to Louisiana.
Native Habitat: Pine flatwoods, savannas, bogs.



Crosby Arboretum - Picayune, MS

Research Literature

Reslit 1523 - Variation in southern Florida and Bahamian Aletris (Nartheciaceae): morphology, phenology, and putative hybridization (2009) W. K. Wilsdon and J. H. Richards
Reslit 2332 - Biosystematics of Aletris Lutea Small, Aletris obovata Nash, and Natural Hybrids (Liliaceae) (1973) V. I. Sullivan


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Record Modified: 2015-08-27
