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Yams, Colicroots, and Allies
Dioscoreales
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native yams, colicroots, and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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White-tubed Colicroot
Aletris farinosa
flowers
17
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Yellow Colicroot
Aletris lutea
flowers
5
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Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
flowers
1
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Golden Miller's-maid
Aletris aurea
flowers
1
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California Bog Asphodel
Narthecium californicum
flowers
1
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Bracted Colicroot
Aletris bracteata
flowers
1
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Goldencrest
Lophiola aurea
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Nodding Nixie
Apteria aphylla
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Southern Bluethread
Burmannia capitata
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Northern Bluethread
Burmannia biflora
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White Colic-root
Aletris obovata
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Yellow Asphodel
Narthecium americanum
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Four-leaved Yam
Dioscorea quaternata
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Fakahatchee Bluethread
Burmannia flava