Common Name: Merrybells or Bellwort
Scientific Name: Uvularia grandiflora
Family Name: Liliaceae
Saluda, North Carolina
April 13, 2002
The large, drooping flower, about 1 1/2 inches long, is often almost hidden by the upper leaves, which are 2-4 inches long. Scattered in forests of the Eastern U.S. where calcareous or limestone soils are found. In North Carolina these perennials are found only in the mountains; 3 other species occur, variously distributed, throughout the state. April - May. [Justice, William S. and Bell, C. Ritchie, Wild Flowers of North Carolina. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1968]
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Alphabetical Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Family Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Genus Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z