Nartheciaceae FAMILY

Aletris farinosa

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The fresh root is mildly poisonous[ 21 Title The Herb Book. Publication Author Lust. J. Publisher Bantam books Year 1983 ISBN 0-553-23827-2 Description Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book. ].

Botanical Description

Aletris farinosa is a herbaceous, perennial plant with a spreading, rhizomatous rootstock. The plant produces a dense, basal rosette of leaves that can be 4 - 20cm long and a flowering stem 40 - 100cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and perhaps sometimes as a food. The plant is traded for medicinal use and is also sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-eastern N. America - Southern Maine to Florida, west to Texas and Wisconsin.

HabitatGrassy or sandy woodlands; dry or moist peats; sands and gravels, especially on the seashore[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 21 Title The Herb Book. Publication Author Lust. J. Publisher Bantam books Year 1983 ISBN 0-553-23827-2 Description Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book. , 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Open sites of various habitats, moist bogs, dry to mesic prairies, and dry, upland woods and thickets; at elevations up to 2,000 metres or more[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].