Uvularia floridana

Florida bellwort
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Uvularia
Species: U. floridana
Binomial name
Uvularia floridana
Chapm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Oakesiella floridana (Chapm.) Small
  • Oakesia floridana (Chapm.) J.F.Macbr.

Uvularia floridana, the Florida bellwort, is a plant species native to the US states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina. It grows in rich hardwood forests at elevations less than 100 m.[2]

Uvularia floridana is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. It has one pale yellow flower per stem.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Uvularia floridana
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, v 26 p 149, Uvularia floridana
  3. Chapman, Alvan Wentworth. 1860. Flora of the southern United States 487, Uvularia floridana
  4. Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Monocotyledons 1–712. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.
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