Family – Haemodoraceae
Stems:
Leaves:
Basal leaves.
Stem leaf.
Inflorescence:
Flowers:
Flowering – June – September.
Habitat – Bogs, wet flatwoods, seeps, ditches, savannahs.
Origin – Native to North America.
Other information – This interesting species can be found in southern Alabama. The plant is easy to identify becasue of its red roots, iris-like basal leaves, pubescent scapes, and grayish inflorescences.
The genus name Lachnanthes derives from the Greek “lachn” meaning “woolly” and “anth(e)” meaning “a flower” referring to the grayish-hairy flowers.
The species epithet caroliana means “of Carolina” because the plant’s occurrence there also.
Alabama Distribution:
Photographs taken near Eufala Wildlife Refuge, AL., 6-25-06.