Bellwort -- Uvularia grandiflora



Family Liliaceae (Lily family)

This unusual flower is found in April and May in our region, often on wooded slopes or in ravines and spread by rhizomes. The plants are usually 18 to 24 inches in height and bear one or two flowers which hang downward from the axils of the leaves.


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