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Uvularia floridana

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Florida bellwort
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Uvularia
Species:
U. floridana
Binomial name
Uvularia floridana
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

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  1. ^ "Uvularia floridana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ a b Utech, Frederick H.; Kawano, Shoichi (2002). "Uvularia floridana". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ Chapman, Alvan Wentworth (1860). "Uvularia floridana". Flora of the southern United States. p. 487.
  4. ^ Godfrey, R. K.; Wooten, J. W. (1979). Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Monocotyledons. Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press. pp. 1–712.
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