Aletris obovata
in J. K. Small, Fl. S.E. U.S., 286. 1903.
Common names: White colic-root
Endemic
Leaves 3–13 × 1–2.8 cm; blade bright green, elliptic to lanceolate. Scape 4–7 dm. Flowers: perianth white to creamy white, sometimes tipped with orange or pinkish orange, campanulate or obovoid, 7–11 mm, lobes turned slightly inward (see note under 4. Aletris lutea). Fruits: beaks abruptly narrowed distally. 2n = 26.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–mid summer.
Habitat: Moist pine flatwoods and savannas, roadside ditches
Elevation: 0–100 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., Miss., S.C.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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oblong-lanceolate +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
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narrowed +
bright green +
narrow +
leathery +
absent +
subulate +
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clasping +
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White colic-root +
solid +
fused +
fleshy +
adnate +
slender +
short-pedicellate +
single +
capsular +
beaked +
racemose +
simple +
persistent +
turned +
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
half-inferior +
many;several +
tipped +
showy +
obovoid;campanulate +
adnate +
in J. K. Small, Fl. S.E. U.S., +
1903 +
wind-distributed +
sulcate +
lustrous +
Endemic +
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3-branched +
Aletris obovata +
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