Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Colchicaceae
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Learn more about Uvularia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-004:
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Wild-oats, Sessile-leaf Bellwort, Straw-lily
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_uvse_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0404u_08
April Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
One flower per stem, pedicels bractless, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
flowers of Bellwort species
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JK Marlow jkm0504g_23
April Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
Mostly found in loose clumps, with 5-10" between stems, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm0504g_25
April Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
COMPARE
leaves of Bellwort species
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JK Marlow jkm200403_3497
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0505i_18
May Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
U. sessilifolia is colonial (whereas U. puberula is not), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm120505_339
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Similar to U. puberula, but with smooth upper stems and whitish leaves, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
COMPARE
Solomon's Plume, Solomon's Seal, Twisted Stalk, and two Bellworts
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JK Marlow jkm120505_340
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Colchicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-004:
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Liliaceae
1575
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist hardwood forests, on slopes and mainly in bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Straw yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, perianth narrowly campanulate
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p275
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p117
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p185
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p046
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p156
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p340
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p100
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p270
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p162
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p037
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p370
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p435
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p009