. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 3. Uvularia sessilifolia L. Sessile-leaved Bellwort. Fig. 1291. Uvularia sessilifolia L. Sp. PI. 305. 1753. Oakesia sessilifolia S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 14: 269. 1879. Glabrous, stem slender, naked or bearing 1 or 2 leaves below the fork. Leaves oblong or oblong- lanceolate, i¥~z' long when mature, thin, sessile, acute at each end, roughish-margined, pale or g
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 3. Uvularia sessilifolia L. Sessile-leaved Bellwort. Fig. 1291. Uvularia sessilifolia L. Sp. PI. 305. 1753. Oakesia sessilifolia S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 14: 269. 1879. Glabrous, stem slender, naked or bearing 1 or 2 leaves below the fork. Leaves oblong or oblong- lanceolate, i¥~z' long when mature, thin, sessile, acute at each end, roughish-margined, pale or glaucous beneath; flowers greenish yellow, 8"-is" long; perianth-segments smooth; styles exceeding stamens; anthers blunt; peduncle i'-i' long in fruit; capsule sharply 3-angled, narrowed at both ends, short-stipitate, about 1' long, 6"-8" thick. In moist woods and thickets, New Brunswick and On- tario to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Arkansas. Wild oat. Straw-lilies. May-June. 4. Uvularia puberula Michx. Mountain Bell- wort. Fig. 1292. Uvularia puberula Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 199. 1803. Oakesia puberula S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 14: 269. 1879. Stem rather stout, sparingly rough-pubescent with short hairs, at least on the forks. Leaves oblong, oval or ovate; rough-margined, firm and 1F-3' long when mature, sessile, acute at the apex, obtuse, subcordate or sometimes narrowed at the base, shining, green on both sides, the midvein sometimes pubescent; flowers light yellow, about 1' long; styles about equalling the stamens; capsule sharply 3-angled, acute at both ends, sessile or very nearly so on the short peduncle, 10"- 12" long. In mountain woods, Virginia and West Virginia to South Carolina, Ascends to 5000 ft. in Virginia. May-June. Uvularia nitida (Britton) Mackenzie, of the pine-bar- rens of New Jersey, differs in having the styles exceeding the stamens and a 6maller capsule; it may be specifically Please note that these images are e
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