Large flowered bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) is a member of the Liliaceae family and forms small colonies. This plant is an indicator species and its presence means the forest floor ecosystem is still intact.

Deer love to eat this species and invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) alters the soil chemistry of the forest floor, leading to the decline of this and other species.

This species is bee pollinated and its seeds are dispersed by ants.

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Large flowered bellwort. Uvularia grandiflora, Native to the east coast of North America. This plant thrives in moist soil and full to part shade conditions. As a medicinal plant it can be used as a salve for treatment of toothaches, boils and ulcers. The young shoots can be boiled and eaten like asparagus.

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Perfoliate bellwort, Uvularia perfoliate native to dry forests across eastern north America. The flowers hang down from the middle of a leaf. The leaves can be fried and cooked as greens and some traditional cultures used it as a medicinal plant as well, treating selling from snakebites and other ailments.

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Mountain bellwort, also known as the Appalachian, coastal, and pine barrens bellwort. Uvularia puberula. Native to the east coast of the United States with various varietals more popular in the south. It favors dry climates and acidic soil. It's a perennial herb with 1 to 3 flowers per stem.

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