| Aletris | |
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| Aletris farinosa 1811 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Nartheciaceae |
| Genus: | Aletris L. |
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Aletris, the colicroot, colicweed, crow corn, or unicorn root, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nartheciaceae, native to North America and to eastern and southeastern Asia, especially China.[2][3][4] It was used as a component in Lydia Pinkham's original Vegetable Compound.[citation needed]
- ^ Curtis's Botanical Magazine v. 34 (1811)
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "Aletris in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "Aletris in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.