Aletris

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Aletris
Aletris farinosa CBM-34.png
Aletris farinosa
1811 illustration [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Nartheciaceae
Genus: Aletris
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Species

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Synonyms [2]
  • StachyopogonKlotzsch
  • Meta-aletrisMasam.

Aletris, the colicroot, colicweed, crow corn, or unicorn root, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nartheciaceae, native to North America and to eastern and southeastern Asia, especially China. [2] [3] [4] It was used as a component in Lydia Pinkham's original Vegetable Compound.

Species

Aletris species include: [2] [3] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Curtis's Botanical Magazine v. 34 (1811)
  2. 1 2 3 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  3. 1 2 "Aletris in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Aletris in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
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