Wildflower of the valley
Few-flowered Colic-root
Aletris pauciflora
- How easy to find
- Very rare — you need to search for it — local knowledge helps
- Flower size
- Small
- Family
- Liliaceae (Lily family)
- Type
- Herb
- Height
- small
- Flower colour
- red,white
- Flowering
- June to July
About Few-flowered Colic-root
Aletris pauciflora is an rhizomatous, clump forming herb with fleshy roots. Clumps surrounded by bases of old leaves and flowers are yellow or pink orange. Flowers are very small and stalkless. The specific name pauciflora means few flowered.
Where to find it
- In the deeper parts of the valley
- Around Hemkund Sahib
Habitat
Mountain slopes and undergrowth of forests.
What the name means
Aletris comes from Greek aletris ("female slave who grinds corn"), after the mealy flowers; pauciflora means "few-flowered".
More photos
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