Large-flowered Bellwort

Uvularia grandiflora

Pollinator Value

🐝 Specialist Bee Host: Andrena uvulariae
S17 Andrena (Derandrena) uvulariae specialist on Uvularia

Proximity Score: 0
Native Status: ✅ Outaouais ✅ Ottawa ✅ QC ✅ ON
Closest Direction: Local
CEC Eco-Regions: 5 – Northern Forests, 5.2 – Mixed Wood Shield, 5.2.3 – Algonquin/Southern Laurentians
Rarity Notes: Globally secure (G5) with national rank N5 in both Canada and the US. Secure in Ontario (S5) and apparently secure in Quebec (S4). Not listed under SARA or COSEWIC. Populations can decline locally due to deer overbrowsing, habitat destruction, and invasive species such as garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata).
S22 G5, N5, S5/S4; S26 not SARA listed; S10 deer browsing and garlic mustard threats
Rarity Ranks: QC S4 – Apparently Secure, ON S5 – Secure
Migration: Stable
Ecological Context: A characteristic indicator of intact, rich deciduous forest ground flora. Found in mesic sugar maple (Acer saccharum) forests, beech-maple woodlands, wooded slopes, and floodplain forests on calcareous to neutral soils. In the Gatineau area, herbarium specimens document it in mature sugar maple forests on rocky substrates alongside Trillium grandiflorum, Caulophyllum giganteum, Erythronium americanum, and Sanguinaria canadensis.
S10 presence indicates original ground flora intact; S7 rich deciduous forests; S29 calcareous to neutral soils; S48 Gatineau Park specimens in mesic Acer saccharum forest

Roles: Pollinator Attractor
S73/S29/S72 Evidence: Pollinator Attractor: S73 [MEDIUM]: S68 13 bee associations (threshold=3)]
Notes: An excellent woodland guild component, thriving under sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and American beech (Fagus grandifolia) canopy. Pairs naturally with other spring-blooming mesic forest herbs. The slow rhizomatous spread creates stable groundcover that complements trilliums and other spring ephemerals without competing aggressively.
S29 woodland garden; S7 beech-maple forest associates; S46 slow rhizome spread; S10 mesic woodland indicator

Category: Analgesic, Dermatological Aid, Gastrointestinal Aid, Pulmonary Aid, Orthopedic Aid
S28 Moerman categories from Menominee, Ojibwa, Potawatomi uses
Notes: Root used extensively in Indigenous medicine. The Potawatomi prepared an infusion of the root for backaches, and mixed it with lard as a salve for sore muscles and tendons. The Ojibwa used the root for stomach pain and possible pleurisy. The Menominee applied the plant for swellings. PFAF rates medicinal value at 3 out of 5, noting use as a poultice or salve for toothaches, boils, wounds, and ulcers.
S28 Menominee, Ojibwa, Potawatomi uses; S29 Medicinal Rating 3/5, poultice/salve applications

❌ Not Edible

Foraging Notes: No edible uses documented. Moerman's Native American Ethnobotanical Database records only medicinal (Drug) uses for this species. PFAF rates edibility at 0 out of 5.
S28 7 Drug uses, 0 Food; S29 Edibility Rating 0/5