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Aletris aurea Walter
golden colicroot

       
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Photo of Aletris aurea Walter
Alfred Schotz. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Aletris aurea Walter

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Distribution:
Aletris aurea Walter

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Aletris aurea Walter

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 6 species in Aletris
 

Classification:
Aletris aurea Walter

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus Aletris L. – colicroot
Species Aletris aurea Walter – golden colicroot
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Aletris aurea Walter

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
golden colicroot              Endangered, Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Aletris aurea Walter

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,FACW+ FACW FACW+ NO NO NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Aletris aurea Walter

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42768.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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