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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aletris lutea
FAMILY
Nartheciaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Aletris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The hybrid of A. lutea with A. obovata is relatively frequent in the area of parental geographic overlap; it is intermediate, including in flower color, which is a creamy pale yellow, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aletris lutea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Aletris lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Aletris lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aletris lutea
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Colicroot
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Alan Cressler alc_4543141883_d323c94ccb
April Liberty County FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Scapes up to 3' tall with flowers arranged along the uppermost portion, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Alan Cressler alc_4543775012_3b33f82d10
April Liberty County FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Perianth 2.5-4× as long as broad, the perianth lobes spreading somewhat, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_928478325272997
April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Aletris lutea flowers during March-May (vs. A. aurea in late April-July), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Alan Cressler alc_4642921715_79396c23d6
May Liberty County FL
Fort Stewart
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aletris lutea
FAMILY
Nartheciaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aletris lutea
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Aletris lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Aletris lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aletris lutea
3031
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Common (rare north of GA)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Spring
Golden-yellow
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, connate basally
6 stamens
Ovary partly superior
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p196
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p275
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p395
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