Uvularia perfoliata

perfoliate bellwort, mealy bellwort

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Liliaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 2ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Yellow

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

April - July

Fall Color

Habitat

moist woods

Notes

rhizome can be cooked and eaten; young shoots maybe substituted for asparagus; FACU

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

Mountain
Piedmont
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