WorldFloraDB - Uvularia sessilifolia

Characteristics

Stem 1–3 dm at anthesis, bearing 0–2 lvs below the fork and only 1 or 2 fls; lvs at anthesis lance-oblong, acute at both ends, glaucous beneath, at maturity elliptic, to 8 × 3 cm, obtuse or rounded at base, nearly smooth on the margins, tep pale stramineous, 12–25 mm; styles connate for three-fourths their length; about equaling the perianth, much exceeding the anthers; fr 3-angled, distinctly stipitate, 15–20 mm; 2n=14. Woods; N.S. and N.B. to Minn. and S.D., s. especially in the mts., to S.C., w. Fla. and La. Apr., May. (Oakesia s.; Oakesiella s.)

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A herb. It has strap like leaves without a leaf stalk. The flowers are narrowly bell shaped and yellow.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	0.2 - 0.4
Mature height (meter)	0.3
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
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Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Moist hardwood coves, alluvial bottomlands, thickets and xeric woods northwards from sea level to 1000 metres.

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It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zone 3-8.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The young tender shoots are cooked and served like asparagus. The rootstocks are cooked or used in diet drinks.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	leaves roots shoots
Therapeutic use	Antidiarrheal (root), Blood Medicine (root), Orthopedic Aid (root), Hunting Medicine (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°)	-
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