Aletris aurea

 ( Nartheciaceae ) 

Aletris aurea ( golden unicorn root) is a plant species native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma to Maryland. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map imageGodfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Monocotyledons 1–712. The University of Georgia Press, AthensSundell, E. 1986. Noteworthy vascular plants from Arkansas. Castanea 51(3): 211–215

Aletris aurea is a perennial herb up to 80 cm tall, with a long spike of small, golden-yellow, bell-shaped flowers.

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
• Alabama Plants