Colic Root

Aletris farinosa
Lily Family

Colic root apparently can grow in either dry or wet places. The long bladed (grasslike) leaves are basal, the flowers atop a very long stalk. As the name implies, it was once used to treat colic. --photo 21 June, 2004, Henderson Cnty., NC

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