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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Uvularia sessilifolia

Bellwort, Straw-lily, Wild-oats, Mountain Bellwort

Scientific Name:

Uvularia sessilifolia

Genus:

Uvularia

Species Epithet:

sessilifolia

Common Name:

Bellwort, Straw-lily, Wild-oats, Mountain Bellwort

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Colchicaceae (Meadow Saffron Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Yellow

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

March, April, May

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Moist hardwood forests, on slopes and mainly in bottomlands. Common throughout NC.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Recommended and Available

State Rank:

S4: Apparently secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Blooming Plants

image

Max Patch, 2001

Leaves

image

Note how the leaves are attached directly to the stem
Tom Harville
Sep '08

Flowering plant close-up. Notice the sessile and drooping leaves. U. puberula also has sessile leaves but they are strongly ascending.

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Uvularia sessilifolia. You will likely hear them called Bellwort, Straw-lily, Wild-oats, Mountain Bellwort. This picture shows the Flowering plant close-up. Notice the sessile and drooping leaves. U. puberula also has sessile leaves but they are strongly ascending. of Uvularia sessilifolia

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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