Aletris bracteata

Aletris bracteata (bracted colicroot) is a plant species native to southern Florida (Monroe and Miami-Dade Counties) and to the Bahamas (Andros and Abaco Islands).^[1] It grows in the Everglades and other wet areas very close to sea level.^[2][3] Some hybridization between this species and the yellow-flowered A. lutea has been noted.^[4]

Aletris bracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Nartheciaceae
Genus:	Aletris
Species:	A. bracteata
Binomial name
Aletris bracteata Northr.

Aletris bracteata is a perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Flowers are white, about 7 mm long. ^[2][5][6]