Aletris lutea (Yellow colic-root) is a plant species native to the southeastern United States from Louisiana to Georgia.[2][3][4][5]

Aletris lutea
Aletris lutea just starting to open in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Nartheciaceae
Genus:	Aletris
Species:	A. lutea
Binomial name
Aletris lutea Walter
Synonyms[2]
Aletris lutea f. albiflora E.T.Browne

Aletris lutea grows in wet areas, especially seasonally flooded pine forests near the coast. It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall, with a long spike of small, cylindrical flowers. Flowers are usually yellow but sometimes white.[6]

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