Perfoliate Bellwort Uvularia perfoliata, Lily Family, Liliaceae Named for Their Bell-like Flowers

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Perfoliate Bellwort (DFL1180)

Species information from GerryGanttPhotography.com: This species has a single bell-like flower at the tip of forking stems.  The stem appears to pierce the leaf and the inside of the flower is rough with orange grains.  Moist woods, Ontario and Quebec, south, blooms May-June.

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