Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Dioscoreales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aletris aurea
FAMILY
Nartheciaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Aletris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aletris aurea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-20-001:
Aletris aurea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Golden Colicroot
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_alau_003_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_9090849911_2c6dd7eafe
June Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Perianth short-cylindric or campanulate at anthesis, lobes not spreading, per Weakley's Flora.
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Will Stuart wil_9090851141_7067d68bfc
June Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Petals converge at the apex, the flower appearing rounded at the tip, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_aletris_aurea_4
July
Flowering several weeks later than A. farinosa when growing together, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_aurea_golden
August
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aletris aurea
FAMILY
Nartheciaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aletris aurea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-20-001:
Aletris aurea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
3030
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in pine savannas, seepage bogs, pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Golden yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, connate basally
6 stamens
Ovary partly superior
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p196
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p262
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p274
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p340
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p193