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Uvularia grandiflora Sm.

Largeflower bellwort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Uvularia

Characteristics

Stem 2–5 dm at anthesis, at maturity to 1 m, forking above, bearing (0)1(2) lvs below the fork, 4–8 on the sterile branch, and several lvs and 1–4 fls on the fertile branch; lvs perfoliate, broadly oval to oblong, to 12 cm, usually minutely hairy beneath; fls yellow, nodding; tep 2.5–5 cm, acute or acuminate, smooth within; 2n=14. Rich woods, preferring calcareous soil; Me. and s. Que. to Minn. and N.D., s. to Conn., Va., n. Ga., Ala., and Okla. Apr., May.
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A lily like herb. It grows 30 cm tall. It grows fro thickened roots. The leaves are alternate and rounded at the base. There are 3-5 prominent parallel veins. The leaves are 8 cm long by 3 cm wide. There is a single flower in the end of a stem. The flowers hang down. They are yellow and curled in spirals.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rich moist woods on calcareous to neutral soils from sea level to 1100 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

The young flowers are eaten as a vegetable. The branches from the rootstock are eaten raw in a salad.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers roots
Therapeutic use Analgesic (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Pulmonary Aid (root), Orthopedic Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -20
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Uvularia grandiflora habit picture by Robert Breeding (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Uvularia grandiflora leaf picture by jude s (cc-by-sa)
Uvularia grandiflora leaf picture by Tim Arnold (cc-by-sa)
Uvularia grandiflora leaf picture by Ed Lehming (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Uvularia grandiflora flower picture by Ane Jean-Michel (cc-by-sa)
Uvularia grandiflora flower picture by Lawrence Chu (cc-by-sa)
Uvularia grandiflora flower picture by Lawrence Chu (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Uvularia grandiflora world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:543399-1
WFO ID wfo-0000751341
COL ID 7F7S9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Uvularia grandiflora f. rotundifolia Uvularia grandiflora f. grandiflora Uvularia grandiflora f. latifolia Uvularia grandiflora f. variegata Uvularia grandiflora
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