Bellwort

Description:

This is a 8" to 20" tall erect, herbaceous perennial rising on one to several stems from short, slender rhizome with clustered, fleshy roots. It often forms colonies. The leaves are alternate, untoothed, oval to oblong egg-shaped, with a pointed tip and a rounded base. Near the base the leaf entirely surrounds the stem, giving the appearance that the stem is growing through the leaf. The yellow flowers are bell-shaped, elongated, slightly twisted, nodding and slightly fragrant.

Habitat:

Spotted along the Old Indian Hiking Trail at Tamarac NWR. This plant grows in dry to moist, rich woods.