Sessile Bellwort

Uvularia sessilifolia

native


Other Names:
Sessile-leaved Bellwort, Spreading Bellwort, Straw Lily, Wild Oats, Little Merrybells


Sessile (or Sessile-leaved) Bellwort is a native perennial plant found in much of Virginia. It grows 6-to-12 inches tall in woodlands with either wet or dry soils. "Sessile" means attached directly to the base without having an intervening stalk. The creamy-yellow flowers are bell-shaped and bloom in the spring. Sessile Bellwort is in the ecologically-diverse lily family, which has 15 genera and more than 700 species. Included in the family are tulips, which have a huge worldwide demand as an ornamental plant.

Identification Tools

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Minnesota Wildflowers Go Botany Virginia Wildflowers iNaturalist

Ranges

North America Virginia

Sessile Bellwort
Sessile Bellwort flower

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Flowering Sessile Bellwort

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Flowering Sessile Bellwort

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Patch of Sessile Bellwort in bloom

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Large patch of Sessile Bellwort in bloom in the spring

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Sessile Bellwort after blooming

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