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Yellow Colicroot

Aletris lutea

Found in wet pine savannas. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

14
Modest

Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
1–4 feet
Spread
6 inches–1 foot
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Space about 1 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 100 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
March to May

Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 58 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL
7BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Aletris

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Nartheciaceae
Hardiness
Zones 8a–10b
Flower color
Yellow

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Florida rankS5
Global rankG4G5
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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