Apr. 30, 2020
perfoliate bellwort, Uvularia perfoliata
Deja vu all over again? Seen it here before? It sure does look like large-flowered bellwort. It's right to post perfoliate second, because it blooms later. These plants were beginning to flower as nearby large-flowered ones were just about done. The most distinctive difference are the somewhat orange little bumps on the inside if the tepals. So here we have perfoliate bellwort, which really needs a new common name. Some call it merry bells, which would be good if not already used for other species. Perfoliate grows in AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV, and ON. Chateau Nivale Preserve, Adams Co OH, 4/28/20. Lily-of-the-valley family, Convallariaceae.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?