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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Liliaceae
Aletris farinosa L.
unicorn root, white colic-root, white stargrass
Aletris: Greek for "female slave who grinds corn," allusion to apparent mealy texture of the flowers
farinosa: mealy, powdery
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-3 1/2' tall forb |
| Flower: | white, 6-parted, 1/4"-1/3" long, tubular, stalked; inflorescence a 4"-8" spike-like terminal cluster (raceme) on a hairless stalk with bract-like leaves; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | many-seeded capsule |
| Leaf: | basal, narrowly lance-like with pointed tips, smooth |
| Habitat: | dry; open woods, barrens; in sandy, peaty, gravelly soil |
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