NARTHECIACEAE - - Bog-asphodel Family

Aletris farinosa Linnaeus — White Colic-root

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{Aletris farinosa}
Flowers

{Aletris farinosa}
Flowers

{Aletris farinosa}
Flowers

Habitat:

Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, seepage bogs, mafic fens and barrens, upland woodlands, roadbanks. The only species of the genus not restricted (or nearly so) to the Coastal Plain.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Aletris farinosa

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].



The Georgia range of Aletris farinosa

USDA, NRCS. 2018. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, Various Dates). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.



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