Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Uvularia perfoliata
FAMILY
Colchicaceae
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Learn more about Uvularia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia perfoliata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Uvularia perfoliata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-001:
Uvularia perfoliata FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Uvularia perfoliata
COMMON NAME:
Perfoliate Bellwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_uvpe_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_uvularia_perfoliata
March
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JK Marlow jkm090419_002
April Pickens County SC
Keowee Toxaway State Natural Area
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JK Marlow jkm150412_264
April Pickens County SC
Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve
Can be distinguished by the orange granular glands on the inside of tepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm190414_7414
April Oconee County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190414_7415
April Oconee County SC
1-3 flowers, each nodding singly from upper leaf axils, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm190418_7518
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190418_7520
April Greenville County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_u_perfoliata_1154
April Oconee County SC
Oconee Station/Station Cove
Resembles Large-flowered Bellwort but its petals and sepals aren't twisted, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmuperfoliata_and20
April Anderson County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmuperfoliata_and5
April Anderson County SC
A solitary light yellow flower about 1" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
COMPARE
flowers of Bellwort species
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmuperfoliata_and8
April Anderson County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmuperfoliata_leefalls4
April Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
A large, leafy, perfoliate bract on the pedicel so the flower appears terminal, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm090503_098
May Polk County NC
Stems strict or one-branched, solitary, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm090503_100
May Polk County NC
Leaves smooth, blue-green, oval, pointed, pierced by the stem at the base, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
COMPARE
leaves of Bellwort species
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JK Marlow jkm090503_104
May Polk County NC
Leaves glabrous and often glaucous beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm190508_8255
May Greenville County SC
The green 3-cornered capsule is about 1/3" long, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm200606_5679
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves glabrous and glaucous, whereas grandiflora is usually pubescent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm181104_5602
November Oconee County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Uvularia perfoliata
FAMILY
Colchicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia perfoliata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Uvularia perfoliata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-001:
Uvularia perfoliata
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Uvularia perfoliata
1573
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist to fairly dry hardwood forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & NC)
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
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p274
- 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) p022
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p219
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p340
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p269
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p138
- 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) p369
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p369
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p434
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p462
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p008
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