Wetland and Aquatic Plants
of
Oklahoma
Interactive Keys: Emergent
Yellow Flowers
1. Flowers with three to six petals or
lobes
Liliaceae
Golden
colicroot (Aletris
aurea Walt.)
Native perennial.
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Note: Roots were chewed to relieve toothache or
induce
vomiting. Used by the Cherokee as an
aid to digestion.
NWI status:
FACW+
Last update: 2/25/04
Comments to : Bruce Hoagland
bhoagland@ou.edu
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