Campanula scheuchzeri
| Campanula scheuchzeri | |
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| Campanula scheuchzeri at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Campanula |
| Species: | C. scheuchzeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Campanula scheuchzeri Domínique Villars, 1779
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Campanula scheuchzeri is a species of bellflower in the family Campanulaceae. The Latin name of the species honors the Swiss botanist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672–1733).
Description
[edit]Campanula scheuchzeri can reach a height of 10–30 centimetres (3.9–11.8 in). It forms solitary blue or purple campanulate flowers. They bloom from July to August.
Distribution
[edit]This species is native to Iberian Peninsula, France, the Apennine and the Balkan Peninsula, Central Europe and Romania.
Habitat
[edit]It can be found in mountain regions at an elevation 1,300–2,600 metres (4,300–8,500 ft) above sea level.
References
[edit]- Christopher Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003
- Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
- Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
External links
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