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Aletris lutea Small
Yellow colicroot

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Nartheciaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Aletris lutea available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Aletris lutea has been found in the following 32 conservation areas :
Allapattah Flats Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Babcock Ranch Preserve	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Collier-Seminole State Park	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary	Present	Native
Danforth Park	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area	Present	Native
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands	Present	Native
Grassy Waters Preserve	Present	Native
Hawk's Hammock Park	Present	Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area	Present	Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Luis Martinez United States Army Reserve Station, Richmond Pine Rocklands	Present	Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve	Present	Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Pal-Mar	Present	Native
Pal-Mar Natural Area	Present	Native
Picayune Strand State Forest	Present	Native
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area	Present	Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve	Present	Native
Tree Island Park	Present	Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve	Present	Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Aletris lutea has been found in the following 9 counties :
Broward County	Presumed Extirpated	Presumed Extirpated
Charlotte County		Native
Collier County		Native
Hendry County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native