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May-2013
May-2013
Plants of New Hampshire: Sessile Leaved Bellwort
Uvularia sessilifolia L. is a common, small, herbaceous plant occurring along forest edges and in forests. It would be cool for someone to study this species in more detail, as I couldn’t find published information (I searched the Web of Knowledge) on the reproductive ecology of the plant. This plant, and all the members of the genus and family, have been found to produce colchicine [Vinnersten A. & S. Larsson. 2010. Colchicine is still a chemical marker for the expanded Colchicaceae. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 38 (6): 1193-1198]. Therefore, it is not surprising that this plant is in the Colchicaceae family.
Uvularia sessilifolia, Sessile Leaved Bellwort
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