Campanula carpatica

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Campanula carpatica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. carpatica
Binomial name
Campanula carpatica
Synonyms [1]
    • Campanula carpatica f. dasycarpa (Schur) Tacik
    • Campanula carpatica f. subpilosa (Schur) Tacik
    • Campanula carpatica subsp. turbinata (Schott, Nyman & Kotschy) Nyman
    • Campanula cordifolia Vuk.
    • Campanula dasycarpa Schur
    • Campanula hendersonii Anon.
    • Campanula oreophila Schur
    • Campanula pseudocarpatica Schur
    • Campanula reniformis Schur
    • Campanula turbinata Schott, Nyman & Kotschy
    • Neocodon carpaticus (Jacq.) Kolak. & Serdyuk.

Campanula carpatica, the tussock bellflower [2] [3] or Carpathian harebell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.

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Description

Campanula carpatica is a low-growing herbaceous perennial. Plants possess basal leaves and thin, white rhizomes. Stems grow up to 45 cm long. Flowers are solitary and stand on stalks ranging from 10–15 cm long. Flowers are purple in colour and plants bloom from June to August. [4]

Distribution

Native Range

Campanula carpatica is native to parts of Europe including the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, [5] Poland and Western Russia. [4] It can also be found growing within the Carpathian Mountains of Central Europe. [5]

Introduced Range

Campanula carpatica has also been introduced into areas outside of its natural range. This species was introduced further into Europe in Hungary, [5] Denmark, Belgium, France, Norway and the United Kingdom. [6] The species was also introduced into North America where it has been recorded in the states of Connecticut and Michigan. [5]

Habitat

Campanula carpatica naturally grows in elevated, mountainous habitat where they grow in and amongst rocks. [4]

Cultivation

It was introduced to the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew in 1774 by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. [7]

Several cultivars in shades of white, blue, pink and purple, have been developed for garden use. [8]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [9]

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References

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  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. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Campanula carpatica". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Phillips, Rix, Roger, Martyn (1991). Perennials Volume 2 Late Perennials. Pan Books. p. 128. ISBN   0330292757.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  7. William Curtis (1790). "The Botanical Magazine": 117.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1405332965.
  9. "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula carpatica" . Retrieved 15 April 2020.