Nartheciaceae

White colicroot

Aletris farinosa L.

Family: Nartheciaceae
Genus: Aletris

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White colicroot (Aletris farinosa) — FlowerPhoto: Alicia Ballard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: حشيشة آلاغ الرمداء, حشيشة النجم
Chinese: 北美肺筋草, 粉条儿菜, 粉條兒菜
English: White colicroot
Spanish: Hypoxis farinosa, Hypoxis spicata

Synonyms

Aletris alba Michx.
Aletris lucida Raf.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 243 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alicia Ballard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Amanda Bratcher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frog The Kermit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Flannery from Richmond County, North Carolina, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anja Collette, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christina, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Doug McGrady from Warwick, RI, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.