Campanula piperi

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Campanula piperi
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Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. piperi
Binomial name
Campanula piperi
Howell

Campanula piperi (Olympic bellflower, [1] [2] [3] Olympic harebell, [4] Piper's bellflower [5] ) is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. It is native to the Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. [4] It has also been noted on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [3]

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Description

This species is a perennial herb with stems up to 10 centimeters tall. It is hairless or with fine, rough hairs. The basal leaves are sharply toothed, widely lance-shaped blades up to 3 centimeters long. Leaves higher on the stem are similar and are alternately arranged. Flowers occur in July and August at the stem tips. Each has five toothed sepals and a saucer-shaped blue corolla with 5 lobes about 1.2 to 1.6 centimeters long. [3] White flowers are known to occur at times. [5]

Habitat

This plant grows in rocky, high-elevation habitat. [3] [4] It faced the potential threat of trampling by mountain goats, an introduced species in the range, but now extirpated. [4]

Cultivation

This species is cultivated in alpine plant gardens. [4] A number of cultivars have been bred. [5]

History

The species name commemorates the botanist Charles Piper. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Campanula piperi". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Campanula piperi. USDA PLANTS.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Campanula piperi. Burke Museum. University of Washington.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Campanula piperi. NatureServe. 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Campanula piperi. Botany Photo of the Day. UBC Botanical Garden.
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