NameThatPlant.net: Aletris farinosa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Dioscoreales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aletris farinosa FAMILY Nartheciaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Aletris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aletris farinosa FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-20-003:

Aletris farinosa FAMILY Liliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Northern White Colicroot, Mealy Colicroot, Stargrass

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aletris farinosa FAMILY Nartheciaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aletris farinosa FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-20-003:
Aletris farinosa FAMILY Liliaceae

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: pine savannas, pine flatwoods, seepage bogs, mafic fens and barrens, upland hardpan woodlands and savannas, roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, connate basally
6 stamens
Ovary partly superior
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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