Round Leaf Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia

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The Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) is a short to medium, slender, hairless, rhizomatous perennial in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. In Scotland, it is often known as the Bluebell, whereas elsewhere in Britain, "bluebell" refers to Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The species is very variable in form. It occurs as tetraploid or hexaploid populations in Britain and Ireland, but diploids occur widely in continental Europe. The root leaves are dark green, roundish, usually slightly toothed, with prominent hydathodes and may wither early or persist all season. The leaves on the flowering stems become progressively more linear and the upper ones are unstalked. The flowers usually have fivefold symmetry, although other variants are quite frequent. The flowers are usually pale blue, although white, pink and violet variants occur, 15 millimeter long, borne on long thin stalks either singly or in loose clusters. The petal lobes are short and curve outwards. The flowers are pollinated by bees (see illustration) but can self-pollinate. In common with other Campanulas, all parts of the plant exude white latex when injured or broken. The seeds are produced in a capsule about 3-4 millimeter diameter. The seeds are released by decay of the capsule wall.

Plant Description

Plant Type

Perennial herb

Flower Color

Purple

Flowering Season

Summer, Fall

Wildlife Supported

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 likely * ) SHOW ALL

White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata

Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun

Moisture

Low, Moderate - High

Nurseries

Carried by 3

Soil Description

Sandy, gravely soil

Propagation?

For propagating by seed: No treatment. Seeds may need light for good germination ( Plants of the Southwest 1984).

Sunset Zones?

1, 2, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19, 20, 21

Natural Setting

Site Type

Moist slopes

Climate

Annual Precipitation: 42.4" - 103.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.72" - 3.85", Coldest Month: 10.8" - 48.3", Hottest Month: 34.1" - 67.0", Humidity: 1.29" - 16.85", Elevation: 2759" - 14090"

Alternative Names

Common Names: Bluebell Bellflower

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

Round Leaf Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

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Round Leaf Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia