Iowa Wildflowers
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Wild Oats
(Uvularia sessilifolia) |
| I have always known this wildflower as sessile bellwort.
Regardless of its name, wild oats are another of Iowa's wildflowers that
sometimes require effort to locate. Many of these plants that I have
found have a cream-colored flower, not yellow. Also, the drooping
nature of the blossom sometimes causes it to be hidden by the plant's
leaves. Field guides state that wild oats are common in rich woods.
I can't say I have been lucky enough to find many of them. Some timbered
areas do contain more than others.
Northeast Iowa Timetable: late April |
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