Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Colchicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Uvularia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Uvularia sessilifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-004:
Uvularia sessilifolia FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oakesiella sessilifolia
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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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
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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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, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Colchicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Uvularia sessilifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-004:
Uvularia sessilifolia
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oakesiella sessilifolia
1575
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist hardwood forests, on slopes and mainly in bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Straw 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!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p275
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p117
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p185
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p046
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p156
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p132
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p340
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p270
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p162
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p037
- 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) p253
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