Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Aletris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Dioscoreales
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
COMMON NAME:
Golden Colicroot
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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.
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.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_aletris_aurea_4
July
Flowering several weeks later than A. farinosa when growing together, per Weakley's Flora.