Agueroot

Aletris farinosa is a member of the Nartheciaceae family and is commonly referred to by several names, including unicorn root, true unicorn, crow-corn, white colic-root, and white stargrass. It is distributed across many states east of the Mississippi River, including Ontario, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York. It is absent from Vermont. The plant is adapted to moist environments with peaty, sandy, or gravelly soils.