large-flowered bellwort

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Also known as: Uvularia grandiflora

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Large-flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) is a slender woodland herb native to eastern North America. This perennial plant typically grows between 6 to 20 inches (15 to 50 cm) tall and features perfoliate leaves, meaning they appear to pierce the stem.12

The plant is characterized by its lemon-yellow, bell-shaped flowers, which usually hang singly at the ends of branches. These flowers, about 1.5 inches (4 cm) long, bloom from April to June. Large-flowered bellwort can be found from Quebec westward to Minnesota and southward to Georgia and Kansas.12

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…is the large-flowered bellwort (U. grandiflora). It bears ovate leaves and narrowly bell-shaped, lemon-yellow, six-parted flowers that are about 1.5 inches (4 cm) long. It is found from Quebec westward to Minnesota and southward to Georgia and Kansas. The somewhat smaller perfoliate bellwort (U. perfoliata), with more pointed leaves,…
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…is the large-flowered bellwort (U. grandiflora). It bears ovate leaves and narrowly bell-shaped, lemon-yellow, six-parted flowers that are about 1.5 inches (4 cm) long. It is found from Quebec westward to Minnesota and southward to Georgia and Kansas. The somewhat smaller perfoliate bellwort (U. perfoliata), with more pointed leaves,…
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