...Moist
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
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 (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_22
April Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
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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 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