What is "aletris aurea"

Colicroot \Col"ic*root`\, n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike ( Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root.

'Aletris aurea ', Golden Unicorn Root is a plant species native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma to Maryland.

''Aletris aurea '' is a perennial herb up to 80 cm tall, with a long spike of small, golden-yellow, bell-shaped flowers.