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Aletris obovata

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White Colicroot

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155526

Element CodePMLIL01050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderDioscoreales

FamilyNartheciaceae

GenusAletris

Other Common Names

Southern Colicroot (EN) southern colicroot (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-09-19

Change Date1988-09-19

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	S4	Yes
Florida	S4	Yes
South Carolina	S1	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Savannah	Apalachicola National Forest	1,927

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.