Aletris | |
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Aletris farinosa 1811 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Nartheciaceae |
Genus: |
Aletris L. |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Aletris, the colicroot, colicweed, crow corn, or unicorn root, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nartheciaceae, native to North America and to eastern and southeastern Asia, especially China. [2] [3] [4] It was used as a component in Lydia Pinkham's original Vegetable Compound.[ citation needed]
Aletris species include: [2] [3] [5]
Aletris | |
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Aletris farinosa 1811 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Nartheciaceae |
Genus: |
Aletris L. |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Aletris, the colicroot, colicweed, crow corn, or unicorn root, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nartheciaceae, native to North America and to eastern and southeastern Asia, especially China. [2] [3] [4] It was used as a component in Lydia Pinkham's original Vegetable Compound.[ citation needed]
Aletris species include: [2] [3] [5]