View source for Aletris ← Aletris You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Aletris |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=1: 319. 1753 |year=1753 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 149. 1754 |year=1754 }} |common_names=Colic-root;stargrass |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Liliaceae;Aletris |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Liliaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Aletris]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek aletris, a female slave who ground corn, alluding to the mealy texture of the perianths |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 51, 55, 56, 57, 65, 67 |treatment_page=page 64 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, scapose, rhizomatous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="basal rosette density;branch architecture or fixation;branch orientation"><b>Leaves </b>in dense basal rosettes, clasping erect branches;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;blade arrangement or shape;blade arrangement or shape;blade prominence or shape;blade texture;distal margin fusion;tip shape">blade narrowly linear to lanceolate, oblanceolate, linear-elliptic, or elliptic, flat, leathery, distal margins fused to form subulate tips.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="scape some measurement"><b>Scape </b>2–10 dm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="inflorescence arrangement"><b>Inflorescences </b>racemose.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="flower architecture;bract quantity;bract shape;bract size"><b>Flowers </b>each subtended by 2 subulate, unequal bracts, short-pedicellate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="perianth coloration;perianth coloration;perianth coloration;perianth coloration;perianth coloration;perianth shape;perianth shape;perianth shape;perianth shape;perianth shape;abaxial surface pubescence or relief">perianth white, yellow, or golden orange, cylindrical, campanulate, or obovoid, abaxial surfaces rough;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="tepal quantity;tepal fusion">tepals 6, connate basally;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="stamen quantity;stamen position">stamens 6, included;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="filament fusion">filaments adnate to perianth;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="anther shape;anther length or size">anthers oblong-lanceolate, longer than filaments;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="ovary position;proximal portion fusion">ovary half-inferior with proximal portions of perianth adnate at maturity;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="style architecture">style 3-branched at apex.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="fruit architecture;fruit architecture or structure in adjective form;fruit architecture or shape"><b>Fruits </b>capsular, 3-locular, beaked.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="seeds amber architecture;seeds amber shape;seeds amber some measurement;seeds amber reflectance"><b>Seeds </b>amber, deeply sulcate, ellipsoid to ovoid, 0.5–0.8 mm, lustrous.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;West Indies (Bahamas);eastern Asia |discussion=<p>Species ca. 25 (5 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Some species of Aletris (e.g., A. lutea and A. obovata) are quickly eliminated unless habitats are occasionally burned or otherwise kept clear of undergrowth.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Perianth usually wholly yellow to golden yellow, rarely white. |[[#key-0-2| > 2]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Perianth white to creamy white, lobes sometimes tipped with orange or pinkish orange. |[[#key-0-3| > 3]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Perianth cylindrical, 9–12 mm, more than 2.5 times as long as broad, lobes spreading. |[[Aletris lutea|Aletris lutea]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Perianth campanulate, 6–7 mm, 2 times or less as long as broad, lobes erect. |[[Aletris aurea|Aletris aurea]] |-id=key-0-3 |3 |Perianth campanulate or obovoid, lobes turned slightly inward. |[[Aletris obovata|Aletris obovata]] |-id=key-0-3 |3 |Perianth cylindrical, lobes spreading. |[[#key-0-4| > 4]] |-id=key-0-4 |4 |Leaves dull grayish green, 0.6–1 cm wide; beaks of fruits gradually tapering from body to tip. |[[Aletris bracteata|Aletris bracteata]] |-id=key-0-4 |4 |Leaves bright yellowish green, 0.5–2.6 cm wide; beaks of fruits abruptly narrowed distally. |[[Aletris farinosa|Aletris farinosa]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Aletris |author=Victoria I. Sullivan |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Liliaceae |illustrator=Barbara Alongi |illustration copyright=Flora of North America Association |distribution=North America;West Indies (Bahamas);eastern Asia |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=1753;1754 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_37.xml |genus=Aletris |abaxial surface pubescence or relief=rough |anther length or size=longer |anther shape=oblong-lanceolate |basal rosette density=dense |blade arrangement or shape=elliptic;linear-elliptic |blade prominence or shape=flat |blade shape=oblanceolate;narrowly linear;lanceolate |blade texture=leathery |bract quantity=2 |bract shape=subulate |bract size=unequal |branch architecture or fixation=clasping |branch orientation=erect |distal margin fusion=fused |filament fusion=adnate |flower architecture=short-pedicellate |fruit architecture=capsular |fruit architecture or shape=beaked |fruit architecture or structure in adjective form=3-locular |inflorescence arrangement=racemose |ovary position=half-inferior |perianth coloration=golden orange;yellow;golden orange;yellow;white |perianth shape=obovoid;campanulate;obovoid;campanulate;cylindrical |proximal portion fusion=adnate |scape some measurement=2dm;10dm |seeds amber architecture=sulcate |seeds amber reflectance=lustrous |seeds amber shape=ellipsoid;ovoid |seeds amber some measurement=0.5mm;0.8mm |stamen position=included |stamen quantity=6 |style architecture=3-branched |tepal fusion=connate |tepal quantity=6 |tip shape=subulate |whole_organism architecture=rhizomatous;scapose |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=herb }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Liliaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Liliaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Aletris.