''Lophiola'' is a genus of

monocotyledon Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. They constitute one of ...

ous flowering plants native to eastern

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. It has variously been placed in the

Liliaceae The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fair ...

, the

Haemodoraceae Haemodoraceae is a family of perennial herbaceous flowering plants with 14 genera and 102 known species. It is sometimes known as the "bloodwort family". Primarily a Southern Hemisphere family, they are found in South Africa, Australia and New ...

, the

Tecophilaeaceae Tecophilaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. It consists of nine genera with a total of 27 species. The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG IV system of 2016 (un ...

or the

Nartheciaceae Nartheciaceae is a family of flowering plants. The APG III system places it in the order Dioscoreales, in the clade monocots. As circumscribed by APG IV (2016) it includes 35 species of herbaceous plants in the following five genera: * ''Aletris ...

.Ker Gawler, John Bellenden 1813. Botanical Magazine 39: plate 1596 and 2 subsequent text pages
full-page color illustration by Sydenham Edwards, descriptions in Latin and English *''Lophiola aurea'' Ker Gawl. - southeastern

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from

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; also isolated populations in

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, and

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Fernald (1921) recommended recognizing three species, separating the

populations as ''L. septentrionalis'' and the

material as ''L. americana''. More recent investigations, however, have suggested that the group be regarded as one species. ''Lophiola aurea'' is found in wet locations at elevations less than 100 m. It is a perennial herb up to 90 cm tall, spreading by means of underground

rhizomes In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

. It has yellow flowers about 10 mm across, and dry capsules about 4 mm in diameter. Goldencrest is a

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2310989 Nartheciaceae Monotypic Dioscoreales genera Flora of North America Plants described in 1813