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White Colicroot (Aletris farinosa)

White Colicroot (Aletris Farinosa) https://www.sagebud.com/white-colicroot-aletris-farinosa
Credit: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 511. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. | http://plants.usda.g... | License: PD USDA
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Aletris Farinosa, or more commonly know as White Colicroot, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Aletris. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Aletris Farinosa or White Colicroot's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Aletris
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • Order: Liliales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: ME (PX) NY (T) PA (E) RI (SC)
  • State T/E Common Name: ME (unicorn root) NY (stargrass) PA (colic-root) RI (colicroot)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC FAC+
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FAC) 2(FAC+) 3(FAC) 6(FAC)





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