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Uvularia sessilifolia L.

Sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassLiliopsidaMonocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
SubclassLiliidaeIncludes lilies, orchids, and many others
OrderLilialesIncludes lilies, tulips, trilliums, greenbriars, and others
FamilyColchicaceaeA group of herbaceous plants with tuberous (potato-like) roots
GenusUvulariaYou know that little “punching bag” in your throat? That’s your uvula. The name comes from the similar shape of the hanging flowers
SpeciessessilifoliaSessile-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

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hamp­shire

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

4/27/2010 · Nashua River at Rte. 119, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

8/17/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

5/5/2010 · Nashua River at Rte 119, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 17 cm)

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

5/2/2021 · Maquoit Bay, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

4/23/2016 · Big Tree/Porcupine Trail, Beaver, Hollis, Mass­a­chu­setts

Oakesiella sessilifolia (L.) S. Watson

 

Uvularia sessilifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 6 May 2023.

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Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

4/30/2013 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm)

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

4/23/2016 · Big Tree/Porcupine Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 2½ × 4″ (7 × 10 cm)

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hamp­shire

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

5/10/2015 · Mt. Kearsarge, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm)

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hamp­shire

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

4/23/2016 · Big Tree/Porcupine Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 2½ × 3½″ (6.3 × 9.4 cm)

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

4/15/1979 · Memphis, Ten­nes­see · By Tim Chandler

Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats, sessile-leaved bellwort)

5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Broo, Hollis, New Hamp­shire

Range: Zones 4-8:

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