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Cressler, Alan

Aletris lutea

Aletris lutea Small

Yellow Colicroot, Yellow Colic-root

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ALLU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Scape up to about 40 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

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

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Crosby Arboretum - Picayune, MS

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

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

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Aletris lutea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Aletris lutea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Aletris lutea

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-10
Research By: TWC Staff

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