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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Uvularia puberula   FAMILY Colchicaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia puberula   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Uvularia puberula

INCLUDING Notes on Uvularia puberula Michaux (Liliaceae) (Uttal, 1991)

Uvularia puberula var. nitida

INCLUDING Notes on Uvularia puberula Michaux (Liliaceae) (Uttal, 1991)

Uvularia puberula var. puberula

SYNONYMOUS WITH (NOMEN DUBIUM) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-003:

Uvularia pudica   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Oakesiella puberula

 

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Bellwort, Appalachian Bellwort, Carolina Bellwort, Coastal Bellwort


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_uvpu2_001_lvd

        

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmupuberula_sta2

March    Oconee County    SC

Oconee Station/Station Cove

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmupuberula_sta3

March    Oconee County    SC

Oconee Station/Station Cove

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JK Marlow    jkm150412_230

April    Pickens County    SC

Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve

Stems 1-several from a crown, 1-2 branched, rarely simple; stolons absent or essentially so, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Keith Bradley    kab_u_puberula_0588

April    Henderson County    NC

Pisgah National Forest

Split by some into Coastal "var. nitida" & montane/Piedmont "var. puberula", per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmupuberulapuberula_pc1

April    Pickens County    SC

Poe Creek State Forest

1-3 light yellow flowers, 3/4-1" long; styles separate for half their length, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).


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Ron Lance    rwl_upubera

April    Jackson County    NC

Prefers drier, more upland woods than U. sessilifolia, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

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Dan Whitten    sdw_041224_8529

April    Greenville County    SC

Rhizome very short, with clustered, thickened roots, per Weakley's Flora (2024).

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmupuberula_leefalls

April?    Oconee County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

Found in dry to moist forests on acid soils, usually in openings, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

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JK Marlow    jkm110513_494

May    Greenville County    SC

Camp Old Indian

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JK Marlow    jkm140517_810

May    Transylvania County    NC

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JK Marlow    jkm230505_3048

May    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm230505_3051

May    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

Capsule broadly ellipsoid, tapered to both ends, winged on the angles, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


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JK Marlow    jkm230505_3055

May    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

Upper stem/lower lf surfaces puberulent to glabrous (vs U. sessilifolia glabrous & usually glaucous), per Weakley's Flora.

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JK Marlow    jkm230505_3057

May    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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Diane Creaton    dmc061310_03416

June    Pickens County    SC

Table Rock State Park

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JK Marlow    jkm140621_129

June    Oconee County    SC

Foothills Trail

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JK Marlow    jkm100730_300

July    Jackson County    NC

Balsam Mountain Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm0508d_24

August    Transylvania County    NC

Similar to U. sessifolia, but leaves green and shining on both sides, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).


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JK Marlow    jkm0509k_26

September    Transylvania County    NC

Silver Run Preserve

Lvs glabrous, lustrous, thick, elliptic, acute to slightly acuminate, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Uvularia puberula   FAMILY Colchicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Uvularia puberula   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Uvularia puberula

INCLUDING Notes on Uvularia puberula Michaux (Liliaceae) (Uttal, 1991)
Uvularia puberula var. nitida

INCLUDING Notes on Uvularia puberula Michaux (Liliaceae) (Uttal, 1991)
Uvularia puberula var. puberula

SYNONYMOUS WITH (NOMEN DUBIUM) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-33-003:
Uvularia pudica   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oakesiella puberula

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1574

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry to moist upland, acidic forests, up to at least 1500m, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Mountains & NC Coastal Plain (rare in GA) (uncommon elsewhere in Carolinas)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Pale yellow
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, perianth narrowly campanulate
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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