Uvularia grandiflora Sm.
Large-flowered bellwort
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
Order | Liliales | Includes lilies, tulips, trilliums, greenbriars, and others |
Family | Colchicaceae | A group of herbaceous plants with tuberous (potato-like) roots |
Genus | Uvularia | You know that little “punching bag” in your throat? That’s your uvula. The name comes from the similar shape of the hanging flowers |
Species | grandiflora | “Large-flowered” |
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Uvularia grandiflora description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)
5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)
5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm)
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm)
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