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Uvularia perfoliata L.
Strawbell, perfoliate bellwort
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Liliales | Includes lilies, tulips, trilliums, greenbriars, and others |
| Family | Colchicaceae | A group of herbaceous plants with tuberous (potato-like) roots |
| Genus | Uvularia | You know that little “punching bag” in your throat? That’s your uvula. The name comes from the similar shape of the hanging flowers |
| Species | perfoliata | Refers to the stem which ‘perforates’ the stem |
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Uvularia perfoliata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/15/1979 · Memphis, Tennessee · By Tim Chandler 
4/15/1979 · Memphis, Tennessee · By Tim Chandler
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