Wild Oats or Sessileleaf Bellwort [Uvularia sessilifolia] found on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail near the Folk Art Center on 11 April 2015. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 340-341, says that it’s common in woods and thickets in Spring. It has a clasping leaf that is not pierced by the stem.
USDA Plants Listing: Uvularia sessilifolia
Sessileleaf Bellwort near the Folk Art Center – 11 April 2015
Sessileleaf Bellwort (at twilight) – 11 April 2015
Bellwort Illustrations -How to Know the Wild Flowers, page 151
