Summary ²

Uvularia sessilifolia, the sessile bellwort, sessileleaf bellwort, little merrybells or wild oats, is a species of bellwort native to eastern and central North America. It grows in woodlands with wet or dry soils.

Description ³

• Flower: Yellow simple shaped, 6 petals, drooping
• Leaves: 3 inches long and 1 inch wide, tapering to a point at both ends, no stalk, distinct parallel veins on underside, main stem forks into 2 branches near top of plant, main stem sheathed on lower 1/3 of plant, will zig-zag between alternately attached leaves
• Fruit/Seed: ¾ to 1¼ inch long capsule, oval to round with abrupt point at tip, tapering at base to a short stalk, 3 distinct winged edges around capsule
• Height: 4-12 inches
• Flowering: April - June
• Habitat: moist woods, thickets

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Jason Hollinger, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/4751254396
2. Adaptado por Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvularia_sessilifolia
3. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Differentiating Uvularia Species
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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