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Aletris
Also called Stargrass, Colicroots
Aletris is a genus of perennial wildflowers in the family Nartheciaceae, native to North America and eastern Asia, with species such as the star grass and colicroot grown in woodland and meadow gardens. They suit shaded to part-sun spots with moist, well-drained, acidic soil.
Aletris, the colicroot, colicweed, crow corn, or unicorn root, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nartheciaceae, native to North America and to eastern and southeastern Asia, especially China. It was used as a component in Lydia Pinkham's original Vegetable Compound.
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