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Colchicaceae
Uvularia

not marked as a favorite taxon Uvularia sessilifolia Linnaeus. Common name: Straw-lily, Wild-oats, Merrybells. Phenology: Late Mar-early May; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Moist hardwood forests, on slopes and mainly in bottomlands. Distribution: NS west to ND, south to Panhandle FL and n. LA and e. TX.

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Section: Oakesiella.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA26, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Wilbur (1963b); = Oakesiella sessilifolia (L.) S.Watson — S, S13. Basionym: Uvularia sessilifolia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Uvularia sessilifolia - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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image #1 of Uvularia sessilifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Uvularia sessilifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Uvularia sessilifolia© Kyle Filicky | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Uvularia sessilifolia© Kyle Filicky | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Uvularia sessilifolia© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Uvularia sessilifolia© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Uvularia sessilifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Uvularia sessilifolia© Grant Morrow Parkins | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect to ascending, colonial understory perennial found in moist hardwood forests, on slopes and in bottomlands.

Stems: Stems smooth, once-branched; forming colonies via underground stolons.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile, elliptic with pointed tips, 1½-3 in. long, pale beneath.

Inforescence:

Flowers: A single flower hangs bell-like on a short stalk from an upper leaf axil; it is cream- to yellow-colored, about 1 in. long and consists of 6 pointed tepals.

Fruits: Fruit a 3-sided, oval-ellipsoid capsule.

Comments:

Height: 6-10 in.

plant sale text: Sessile-leaf bellwort produces bell-shaped pale yellow flowers that hang down from its stems. It grows well in loose, humusy soil that is moist but never soggy. Sessile-leaf bellwort makes a wonderful addition to a woodland garden. This species is found growing on hardwood slopes and in rich coves of the Piedmont and mountains of the eastern U.S. Historically, it was used medicinally by the Cherokee and Iroquois tribes. These choice wildflowers have been carefully propagated at NCBG and are rarely offered for sale.

bloom table text:

description: Erect to ascending, colonial understory perennial found in moist hardwood forests, on slopes and in bottomlands.

stems: Stems smooth, once-branched; forming colonies via underground stolons.

leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile, elliptic with pointed tips, 1½-3 in. long, pale beneath.

inflorescence:

flowers: A single flower hangs bell-like on a short stalk from an upper leaf axil; it is cream- to yellow-colored, about 1 in. long and consists of 6 pointed tepals.

fruits: Fruit a 3-sided, oval-ellipsoid capsule.

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native range: eastern North America



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