Uvularia puberula

Classification	Monocots
Family	Colchicaceae
Family (Traditional)	Liliaceae
Genus	Uvularia
Species:	Uvularia puberula Michx.
Common Name	Mountain Bellwort
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 6; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Johnson (KY), Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Greene (TN), Johnson (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BOON, ETSU, MDKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2011 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Johnson	Tennessee	12 May 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU006492	Johnson	Tennessee	13 Jun 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Uvularia puberula
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	23 Apr 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Uvularia puberula
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	12 May 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Uvularia puberula
MDKY00006458	Johnson	Kentucky			MDKY Uvularia puberula
TENN-V-0065560	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Uvularia puberula
TENN-V-0065561	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Uvularia puberula
TENN-V-0065562	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Uvularia puberula
TENN-V-0065554	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Uvularia puberula
TENN-V-0065552	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Uvularia puberula
TENN-V-0065559	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Uvularia puberula
TENN-V-0065558	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Uvularia puberula
TENN-V-0065555	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Uvularia puberula
006077	Blount	Tennessee			BOON Uvularia puberula
ETSU033221	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU004963	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU025466	Johnson	Tennessee	04 May 2013	Adam McCullough, Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker DOEM 0091	ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU030057	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU030054	Cocke	Tennessee			ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU030721	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU033223	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU025442	Johnson	Tennessee	20 Apr 2013	Adam McCullough DOEM 0067	ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU033222	Carter	Tennessee	22 Apr 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU004955	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 Apr 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Uvularia puberula
ETSU025568	Johnson	Tennessee	07 Aug 2013	DOEM 0197	ETSU Uvularia puberula

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