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Uvularia perfoliata L.

Perfoliate-leaved bellwort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Uvularia

Characteristics

Stem 2–4 dm at anthesis, later taller, forking above, bearing 2–4 lvs below the fork, 1–4 on the sterile branch, and several lvs and 1–3 fls on the fertile branch; lvs perfoliate, oval to lance-oblong, to 9 cm, glabrous beneath; fls yellow; tep 17–25 mm, acute or acuminate, conspicuously glandular-papillose within; 2n=14. Moist woods, preferring acid soils; s. N.H. to s. Ont., and O., s. to S.C., Ga., w. Fla. and e. Tex. May, June.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems arch over. It grows about 50-90 cm high. It spreads 30-40 cm wide. It has a creeping rhizome. The stems are upright with angular forks. There are only a few leaves. There are 1-4 flowers and they hang down. The flowers are pale yellow. The flowers are bell shaped. They are 3-5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.45
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Moist woodland and scrub in acid to circumneutral soils from sea level to 1000 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows best on acid soils. It suits hardiness zones 3-9.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

The roots are cooked and eaten. They can be boiled, stewed or fried. The young shoots are a substitute for asparagus.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves roots shoots
Therapeutic use Cough Medicine (root), Eye Medicine (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown by planting portions of the rhizome.
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

Leaf

Uvularia perfoliata leaf picture by Mira Mammad (cc-by-sa)
Uvularia perfoliata leaf picture by Matthew Young (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Uvularia perfoliata flower picture by Cecilia Grimmer (cc-by-sa)
Uvularia perfoliata flower picture by Matthew Young (cc-by-sa)
Uvularia perfoliata flower picture by David DeLade (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Uvularia perfoliata world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332111-2
WFO ID wfo-0000751344
COL ID 7F83V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Erythronium americanum f. carolinianum Uvularia pudica Uvularia caroliniana Erythronium carolinianum Anonymos pudica Uvularia perfoliata var. major Uvularia perfoliata var. minor Uvularia flava Uvularia perfoliata
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