FOIBIS

Species Details -
Uvularia sessilifolia L.  

Accepted name: Uvularia sessilifolia L.  
Synonym(s): -Oakesia   sessilifolia   S. Watson    
English names: Wild Bellwort
Sessile-leaved Bellwort
French names: Uvulaire à feuilles sessiles
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Liliopsida
Order:   Liliales
Family:   Liliaceae
OPL Code: HUVUSE
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Infusion of root taken for diarrhea. Used as poultice for boils. Infusion of roots taken as a blood purifier. Infusion of roots taken and roots used as a poultice for broken bones(*8)(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
32114
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S4
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
 


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