Campanula cochleariifolia

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Campanula cochleariifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. cochleariifolia
Binomial name
Campanula cochleariifolia

Campanula cochleariifolia (also Campanula cochlearifolia), common name earleaf bellflower[1] or fairy's-thimble,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to the Pyrenees, Alps, French Massif Central, and Carpathian Mountains of Central Europe. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in). Clumps of bright green leaves produce nodding pale blue bell flowers on wiry stalks.[3] It is often found growing on limestone.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Campanula cochlearifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula cochleariifolia". Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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