Aletris bracteata
| Aletris bracteata | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Nartheciaceae |
| Genus: | Aletris |
| Species: | A. bracteata |
| Binomial name | |
| Aletris bracteata Northr. | |
Aletris bracteata, the bracted colicroot, is a plant species native to southern Florida (Monroe and Miami-Dade Counties) and to the Bahamas (Andros and Abaco Islands).[2] It grows in the Everglades and other wet areas very close to sea level.[3][4] Some hybridization between this species and the yellow-flowered A. lutea has been noted.[5]
Aletris bracteata is a perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Flowers are white, about 7 mm long.[3][6][7]
References
- ↑ "Aletris bracteata". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Aletris bracteata - Species Page - ISB: Atlas of Florida Plants". florida.plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- 1 2 Flora of North America v 26 p 65, Aletris bracteata
- ↑ BONAP (Biota of North America Program) floristic synthesis map, Aletris bracteata
- ↑ Wilsdon, Wendy K., & Jennifer H. Richards. 2009. Variation in southern Florida and Bahamanian Aletris (Nartheciaceae): morphology, phenology and putative hybridization. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136:192-202.
- ↑ Northrop, Alice Bell. 1902. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 12(1): 27–28, pl. 1.
- ↑ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
