Uvularia sessilifolia L.
Sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Liliopsida Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass Liliidae Includes lilies, orchids, and many others
Order Liliales Includes lilies, tulips, trilliums, greenbriars, and others
Family Colchicaceae A group of herbaceous plants with tuberous (potato-like) roots
Genus Uvularia You know that little “punching bag” in your throat? That’s your uvula. The name comes from the similar shape of the hanging flowers
Species sessilifolia Sessile-leaved
About plant names...
This native of eastern North America is found in woodlands. The common name is
sessile , meaning "leaves are attached directly to the stem," and bellwort,
roughly meaning "plant with a bell-shaped flower." (Wort simply means plant.)
Identification: Plants are 6-13″ (15-33 cm) high. Leaves are
narrow, about 1-3″ (2.5-7.6 cm) long, atop a thin reddish stem that forks in the middle. Flowers are 1″ (2.5 cm) long and ¼″ (8.3 mm)
around,
hanging downward, cream-colored or yellowish.
Online References:
Missouriplants.com
The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants
Minnesota Wildflowers
CalPhotos
EFloras
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hampshire
4/27/2010 · Nashua River at Rte. 119, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)
8/17/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)
5/5/2010 · Nashua River at Rte 119, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 17 cm)
5/2/2021 · Maquoit Bay, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)
4/23/2016 · Big Tree/Porcupine Trail, Beaver, Hollis, Massachusetts
Older scientific or horticultural names
Oakesiella sessilifolia (L.) S. Watson
Uvularia sessilifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 6 May 2023.
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4/30/2013 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm)
4/23/2016 · Big Tree/Porcupine Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, Massachusetts · ≈ 2½ × 4″ (7 × 10 cm)
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hampshire
5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)
5/10/2015 · Mt. Kearsarge, New Hampshire · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm)
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hampshire
4/23/2016 · Big Tree/Porcupine Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, Massachusetts · ≈ 2½ × 3½″ (6.3 × 9.4 cm)
4/15/1979 · Memphis, Tennessee · By Tim Chandler
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hampshire
Range: Zones 4-8:
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