Rotanthella

Rotanthella
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Rotanthella Morin
Species:	R. floridana
Binomial name
Rotanthella floridana (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Morin
Synonyms [2] [3]
Rotantha Small, nom. illeg. Campanula floridanaS.Watson ex A.Gray (1878) (species basionym) Rotantha floridana(S.Watson ex A.Gray) Small

Rotanthella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. It includes a single species, Rotanthella floridana, commonly known as the Florida bellflower, a perennial endemic to Florida. ^[3]

The species was first described as Campanula floridana in 1878. In 2020 Nancy Ruth Morin placed the species in the newly described monotypic genus Rotanthella as Rotanthella floridana. ^[3]

Description

It has a five-lobed purple corolla. ^[4]

Distribution and habitat

It grows in moist areas and up to 15 in (380 mm) high. ^{[5] [4]} Locations where it has been documented include Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier-Seminole State Park, Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, and Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. ^[6]

References

1. "Campanula floridana. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
2. "Rotanthella Morin". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
3. "Rotanthella floridana (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Morin". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
4. "Florida bellflower". April 24, 2020.
5. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
6. "The Institute for Regional Conservation". regionalconservation.org.