Colchicaceae

Mountain bellwort

Uvularia puberula Michx.

Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Uvularia

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Mountain bellwort (Uvularia puberula) — FlowerPhoto: Mark Eanes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: زهرة اللهاة الزغباء
English: Mountain bellwort

Synonyms

Oakesia puberula (Michx.) S.Watson
Oakesia sessilifolia var. nitida Britton
Oakesiella nitida (Britton) A.Heller
Oakesiella puberula (Michx.) Small
Uvularia nitida (Britton) Mack.
Uvularia puberula var. nitida (Britton) Fernald
Uvularia pudica var. nitida (Britton) Fernald
Uvularia sessilifolia var. nitida (Britton) Morong

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 328 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mark Eanes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Morris, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jessica, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike Jaskwhich, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jessica, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jessica, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bonnie Isaac, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Heidi Large, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Clay Gibbons, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.