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Colicroots
Aletris
Aletris, the colicroot, colicweed, crow corn, or unicorn root, is a genus of flowering plants in the Nartheciaceae family, native to North America and to eastern and southeastern Asia, especially China. It was used as a component in Lydia Pinkham's original Vegetable Compound. It contains diosgenin, a possible estrogen mimic, and is used as a medicinal plant.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first
White-tubed Colicroot
speciesAletris farinosa
Yellow Colicroot
speciesAletris lutea
Golden Miller's-maid
speciesAletris aurea
Aletris spicata
speciesAletris spicata
Aletris formosana
speciesAletris formosana
White colic-root
speciesAletris obovata
Bracted Colicroot
speciesAletris bracteata
Aletris foliata
speciesAletris foliata
Aletris pauciflora
speciesAletris pauciflora
Aletris gracilis
speciesAletris gracilis
Aletris alpestris
speciesAletris alpestris
Aletris × tottenii
hybridAletris × tottenii
Aletris foliolosa
speciesAletris foliolosa
Aletris scopulorum
speciesAletris scopulorum
Aletris glandulifera
speciesAletris glandulifera
Aletris capitata
speciesAletris capitata
Aletris stenoloba
speciesAletris stenoloba
Aletris laxiflora
speciesAletris laxiflora
Aletris cinerascens
speciesAletris cinerascens
Aletris glabra
speciesAletris glabra
Aletris yaanica
speciesAletris yaanica
Aletris simpliciflora
speciesAletris simpliciflora
Aletris pedicellata
speciesAletris pedicellata
Aletris megalantha
speciesAletris megalantha
Aletris guangxiensis
speciesAletris guangxiensis
Aletris foliosa
speciesAletris foliosa
Aletris nana
speciesAletris nana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Aletris in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123342.