Aletris aurea |
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golden colicroot |
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Leaves | 2–8 × 1–2 cm; blade bright green, elliptic to lanceolate. |
Scape | 2–8 dm. |
Flowers | perianth golden yellow, campanulate, 6–7 mm, 2 times or less as long as broad, lobes erect. |
Fruits | beaks gradually narrowed distally. |
2n | = 26. |
Aletris aurea |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Dry to wet pine flatwoods, savannas, and bogs |
Elevation | 0–100+ m (0–300+ ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; FL; GA; LA; MD; MS; NC; OK; SC; TX; VA
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 66. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Aletris |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Walter: Fl. Carol., 121. (1788) |
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