Yellow Colicroot (Aletris lutea)
Description
Aletris lutea (Yellow colic-root) is a plant species native to the southeastern United States from Louisiana to Georgia. Aletris lutea grows in wet areas, especially seasonally flooded pine forests near the coast. It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall, with a long spike of small, cylindrical flowers. Flowers are usually yellow but sometimes white.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Dioscoreales
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Family: Nartheciaceae
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Genus: Aletris
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