Biology:Uvularia floridana

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Florida bellwort
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Uvularia
Species:
U. floridana
Binomial name
Uvularia floridana
Chapm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Oakesiella floridana (Chapm.) Small
  • Oakesia floridana (Chapm.) J.F.Macbr.

Uvularia floridana, the Florida bellwort, is a plant species native to the United States 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

  1. "Uvularia floridana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=290860. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Utech, Frederick H.; Kawano, Shoichi (2002), "Uvularia floridana", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 26, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102040 
  3. Chapman, Alvan Wentworth (1860). "Uvularia floridana". Flora of the southern United States. p. 487. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24356405#page/531. 
  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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14800510 entry