Aletris aurea (golden unicorn root) is a plant species native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma to Maryland.[3][4][5][6]

Aletris aurea
Golden Unicorn Root[1]

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Nartheciaceae
Genus: Aletris
Species:
A. aurea
Binomial name
Aletris aurea
Synonyms[3]

Wurmbea bullata (Walter) Willd.

Aletris aurea is a perennial herb up to 80 cm tall, with a long spike of small, golden-yellow, bell-shaped flowers.[7]

References

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  1. ^ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Aletris aurea". NatureServe Explorer Aletris aurea. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map image
  5. ^ Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Monocotyledons 1–712. The University of Georgia Press, Athens
  6. ^ Sundell, E. 1986. Noteworthy vascular plants from Arkansas. Castanea 51(3): 211–215
  7. ^ "Aletris aurea in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
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