Perfoliate Bellwort
Uvularia perfoliata
Found in moist to fairly dry hardwood forests. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you
Native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?
Profile 100%
- Height
- 6–20 inches
- Light
- Deep shade, Partial shade
- Soil moisture
- Usually moist
At a glance
- Life cycle
- Perennial
- Bloom
- April to May
- Fruiting season
- June to August
Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves
Recorded in 12 West Virginia counties.
Natural habitats
Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.
Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.
Also found with this plant
Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 89 animals.
- Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
- Blackburnian WarblerDendroica fusca
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Canada WarblerWilsonia canadensis
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnolia
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
Widespread birds also seen here (38)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Belted Kingfisher
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Towhee
- European Starling
- Fox Sparrow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Least Flycatcher
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- Wild Turkey
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
Who uses this plant?
1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV
Genus host records with ranges including WV · Uvularia
- Besma quercivorariaOak Besma
4BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Uvularia
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
4AntsRecorded seed interactions
- Crematogaster cerasi
- Formica pallidefulva
- Lasius alienus
- Myrmica punctiventris
Crematogaster cerasi: Seed dispersal.
Formica pallidefulva: Seed dispersal.
Lasius alienus: Seed dispersal.
Myrmica punctiventris: Seed dispersal.
No records yet · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Plant details
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a–8b
- Soil pH
- Neutral to alkaline
- Flower color
- Yellow
- Fruit begins
- June
- Fruit ends
- August
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Bloom · “April to early May” · Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition · Carolinas and Georgia
- Flower color · “Yellow” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Fruit begins · “June” · Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition (ranked first; NC Extension Plant Toolbox differs) · Carolinas and Georgia
- Fruit ends · “August” · Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition (ranked first; NC Extension Plant Toolbox differs) · Carolinas and Georgia
- Hardiness · “Zones 4a–8b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Height · “6–20 inches” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center differs) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
- Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Light · “Deep shade (less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Tennessee Smart Yards, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center differ)
- primary_flower_color · “yellow” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil · “Moist” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Tennessee Smart Yards differs)
- Soil pH · “Neutral to alkaline” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as
Perfoliate Leaf Bellwort
Conservation status
| West Virginia rank | S5 |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5 |
| WV status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- NatureServe Explorer
- USDA PLANTS
- Vascular Plants of North Carolina (NC Natural Heritage Program)
- Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition
- West Virginia occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications