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Campanula scheuchzeri

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Campanula scheuchzeri
Campanula scheuchzeri at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. scheuchzeri
Binomial name
Campanula scheuchzeri
Domínique Villars, 1779
Synonyms
  • Campanula carnica subsp. consanguinea
  • Campanula consanguinea
  • Campanula dilecta
  • Campanula ficarioides subsp. orhyi
  • Campanula ficarioides var. major
  • Campanula hegetschweileri
  • Campanula kerneri
  • Campanula linifolia
  • Campanula linifolia f. scheuchzeri
  • Campanula linifolia var. multiflora

Campanula scheuchzeri is a species of bellflower in the family Campanulaceae. The Latin name of the species honors the Swiss botanist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672–1733).

Description

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Campanula scheuchzeri can reach a height of 10–30 centimetres (3.9–11.8 in). It forms solitary blue or purple campanulate flowers. They bloom from July to August.

Distribution

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This species is native to Iberian Peninsula, France, the Apennine and the Balkan Peninsula, Central Europe and Romania.

Habitat

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It can be found in mountain regions at an elevation 1,300–2,600 metres (4,300–8,500 ft) above sea level.

References

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  • Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003
  • Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
  • Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
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