Uvularia perfoliata

Bellwort

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Family: Colchicaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: late April - early May

The genus is named Uvularia because the flower hangs down like the uvula in the back of your throat, the species name perfoliata reflects the fact that the stem seems to perforate the base of the leaves.




25 April 2012
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
25 April 2012
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
10 May 2014
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
 




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