Campanula barbata

Campanula barbata
	Campanula barbata at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
	Close-up on flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Campanula
Species:	C. barbata
Binomial name
	Campanula barbata; L.
Synonyms
	List Campanula barbata f. pusilla ; Campanula barbata var. firmiana ; Campanula barbata var. pusilla ; Campanula barbata var. strictopedunculata ; Campanula barbata var. uniflora ; Campanula firmiana ; Campanula macrorhiza var. pogonopetala ;

Campanula barbata, common name Bearded Bellflower, is a species of perennial bellflower in the family Campanulaceae.

Description

Campanula barbata can reach a height of 20–30 centimetres (7.9–11.8 in). This plant produces a small basal rosette of grayish-green leaves, simple, lanceolate with dentate margins and alternate. It has racemes of nodding, pale blue to deep blue campanulate flowers, which are hairy inside (hence the Latin name barbata, meaning bearded). They bloom from June to August.

Distribution

This species is native to Norway, France, Italy and Central Europe.

Habitat

It can be found in mountain regions at an elevation 1,100–2,600 metres (3,600–8,500 ft) above sea level.

References

Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003

External links

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