Uvularia perfoliata - Perfoliate Bellwort

This herbaceous native perennial blooms in the spring and grows to be about 1 foot tall.

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  • <i>Uvularia perfoliata</i> ( Bellflower ) - Flower is about one inch long
    Uvularia perfoliata ( Bellflower )     Photos H. & M. Ling - Sourland Mountain Preserve, Somerset County, NJ, 5/2/2013
  • <i>Uvularia perfoliata</i> ( Bellflower ) - Leaves are perfoliate, the stems go through the leaf.
    Uvularia perfoliata ( Bellflower )     Photos H. & M. Ling - Sourland Mountain Preserve, Somerset County, NJ, 5/2/2013
  • <i>Uvularia perfoliata</i> ( Bellflower ) - Notice the bumps on the inner side of the petals and along the edges. This differentiates this species from <i>U. grandiflora</i> which also has perfoliate leaves.
    Uvularia perfoliata ( Bellflower )     Photos H. & M. Ling - Sourland Mountain Preserve, Somerset County, NJ, 5/2/2013
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Additional information:
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/uvulariaperf.html
https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/uvularia/perfoliata/