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Connecticut Plants
Colicroot (Stargrass)
Aletris farinosa
- Family: bog-asphodel (Nartheciaceae)
- Habitat: acid soil in meadows, open woods, and edges of peat bogs
- Height: 1-3 feet
- Flower size: 1/4 to 1/2 inch long
- Flower color: white
- Flowering time: May to August
- Origin: native
Colicroot leaves.