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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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