Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Uvularia puberula
FAMILY
Colchicaceae
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Learn more about Uvularia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia puberula
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Uvularia puberula
INCLUDING Notes on Uvularia puberula Michaux (Liliaceae) (Uttal, 1991)
Uvularia puberula var. nitida
INCLUDING Notes on Uvularia puberula Michaux (Liliaceae) (Uttal, 1991)
Uvularia puberula var. puberula
SYNONYMOUS WITH (NOMEN DUBIUM) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-003:
Uvularia pudica FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oakesiella puberula
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Bellwort, Appalachian Bellwort, Carolina Bellwort, Coastal Bellwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_uvpu2_001_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmupuberula_sta2
March Oconee County SC
Oconee Station/Station Cove
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmupuberula_sta3
March Oconee County SC
Oconee Station/Station Cove
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JK Marlow jkm150412_230
April Pickens County SC
Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve
Stems 1-several from a crown, 1-2 branched, rarely simple; stolons absent or essentially so, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_u_puberula_0588
April Henderson County NC
Pisgah National Forest
Split by some into Coastal "var. nitida" & montane/Piedmont "var. puberula", per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmupuberulapuberula_pc1
April Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
1-3 light yellow flowers, 3/4-1" long; styles separate for half their length, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
COMPARE
flowers of Bellwort species
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Ron Lance rwl_upubera
April Jackson County NC
Prefers drier, more upland woods than U. sessilifolia, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Dan Whitten sdw_041224_8529
April Greenville County SC
Rhizome very short, with clustered, thickened roots, per Weakley's Flora (2024).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmupuberula_leefalls
April? Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Found in dry to moist forests on acid soils, usually in openings, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm110513_494
May Greenville County SC
Camp Old Indian
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JK Marlow jkm140517_810
May Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm230505_3048
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm230505_3051
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Capsule broadly ellipsoid, tapered to both ends, winged on the angles, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
Solomon's Plume, Solomon's Seal, Twisted Stalk, and two Bellworts
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JK Marlow jkm230505_3055
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Upper stem/lower lf surfaces puberulent to glabrous (vs U. sessilifolia glabrous & usually glaucous), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm230505_3057
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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Diane Creaton dmc061310_03416
June Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
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JK Marlow jkm140621_129
June Oconee County SC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm100730_300
July Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0508d_24
August Transylvania County NC
Similar to U. sessifolia, but leaves green and shining on both sides, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
COMPARE
leaves of Bellwort species
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JK Marlow jkm0509k_26
September Transylvania County NC
Silver Run Preserve
Lvs glabrous, lustrous, thick, elliptic, acute to slightly acuminate, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Uvularia puberula
FAMILY
Colchicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia puberula
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Uvularia puberula
INCLUDING
Notes on Uvularia puberula Michaux (Liliaceae) (Uttal, 1991)
Uvularia puberula var. nitida
INCLUDING
Notes on Uvularia puberula Michaux (Liliaceae) (Uttal, 1991)
Uvularia puberula var. puberula
SYNONYMOUS WITH (NOMEN DUBIUM)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-003:
Uvularia pudica
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oakesiella puberula
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry to moist upland, acidic forests, up to at least 1500m, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Mountains & NC Coastal Plain (rare in GA) (uncommon elsewhere in Carolinas)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Pale yellow
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, perianth narrowly campanulate
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p046
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p165
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p132
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p192
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p340
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p269
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p162
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p370
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p370
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p435
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p009
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p141
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