Flower ID: IMG_3638.JPG-05-16-2020 Flower name (scientific): Uvularia sessilifolia Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) oo-voo-LAR-ee-a ses-ee-lee-FOH-lee-uh Flower name (common): Sessile-leaf Bellwort Family name (common): Autumn-crocus Family name (scientific): Colchicaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: The hanging petals supposedly resemeble the human uvula (palatine uvula). Uvularia is Latin for the small conical shaped body at the center of the human palate. Specific epithet: Having leaves with no stalks (petioles). Common name origin: Having bell-shaped flowers and leaves without stalks. Flower description: Size: 0.9 to 1.1 inches (2.3 to 2.8 cm) Petal count: 6 Color: yellow (pale) Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 8 cm long and up to 2.5 to 4 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly to broadly elliptic (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Moist woods, part shade. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Uvularia grandiflora is a lookalike, but this has bright yellow flowers and the leaves surround the flower stem (perfoliate), whereas U. sessilifolia has sessile but non-clasping leaves and pale yellow flowers. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe used the root of this plant when hunting as an attractant for deer (Smith, p. 430, 1932). In the preceding reference Smith uses the old synonym name Oakesia sessilifolia for this plant. The Cherokee and the Iroquois both used this plant to prepare medicines to treat various ailments (Moerman, p. 582, 1998). The Cherokee also used the plant as a food source. Latitude: 44.796783 Longitude: -91.502878 Altitude: 244.10 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Richland, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU