Flora of North America species comparison

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Aletris farinosa

unicorn root, white colic-root, white stargrass
Leaves

4–20 × 0.5–2.6 cm;

blade bright yellowish green, linear-lanceolate.
Scape

4–10 dm.
Flowers

perianth white to creamy white, cylindrical, 7–10 mm, lobes spreading.
Fruits

beaks abruptly narrowed distally.

Aletris farinosa
Phenology Flowering late spring–mid summer.
Habitat Open sites of various habitats, moist bogs, dry to mesic prairies, and dry, upland woods and thickets
Elevation 0–2000+ m (0–6600+ ft)
Distribution
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AL; AR; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MS; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OK; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; WI; WV; ON
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Source FNA vol. 26, p. 65.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Aletris
Sibling taxa
A. aurea, A. bracteata, A. lutea, A. obovata
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 319. (1753)
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