Aletris aurea

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Aletris aurea
Aletris aurea drawing.png
Golden Unicorn Root [1]
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Nartheciaceae
Genus: Aletris
Species:
A. aurea
Binomial name
Aletris aurea
Synonyms [3]

Wurmbea bullata(Walter) Willd.

Aletris aurea (golden unicorn root) is a plant species native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma to Maryland. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Aletris aurea is a perennial herb up to 80 cm tall, with a long spike of small, golden-yellow, bell-shaped flowers. [7]

References

  1. ↑ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  2. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer - Aletris aurea". NatureServe Explorer Aletris aurea. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map image
  5. ↑ Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Monocotyledons 1–712. The University of Georgia Press, Athens
  6. ↑ Sundell, E. 1986. Noteworthy vascular plants from Arkansas. Castanea 51(3): 211–215
  7. ↑ "Aletris aurea in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
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