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Campanula rotundifolia L.

bluebell; harebell

Britton and Brown. See credits below.**

Botanical name:

Campanula rotundifolia L.

Common name:

bluebell; harebell

Synonomy:

Campanula alaskana (A. Gray) W. Wight ex J.P. Anderson

Campanula dubia A. DC.

Campanula gieseckiana Vest ex Schult.

Campanula gieseckiana Vest ex Schult. ssp. groenlandica (Berlin) B–cher

Campanula gieseckiana Vest ex Schult. var. arctica (Lange) B–cher

Campanula groenlandica Berlin

Campanula heterodoxa Bong.

Campanula intercedens Witasek

Campanula petiolata A. DC.

Campanula rotundifolia L. ssp. groenlandica (Berlin) A. L–ve & D. L–ve

Campanula rotundifolia L. ssp. intercedens (Witasek) A. L–ve & D. L–ve

Campanula rotundifolia L. var. alaskana A. Gray

Campanula rotundifolia L. var. alpina Tuck.

Campanula rotundifolia L. var. arctica Lange

Campanula rotundifolia L. var. intercedens (Witasek) Farw.

Campanula rotundifolia L. var. lancifolia Mert. & W.D.J. Koch

Campanula rotundifolia L. var. petiolata (A. DC.) J.K. Henry

Campanula rotundifolia L. var. velutina A. DC.

Campanula sacajaweana M. Peck

Group:

dicot

Family:

Campanulaceae

Growth Type:

forb/herb

Duration:

perennial

Origin:

native to the states

Plant height:

6-18"

Foliage:

dark green, rounded, becoming more linear the higher on the stem

Flowers:

blue, 3/4" long

Flowering/fruiting time:

June to September

Habitat:

meadows, rocky slopes

Range in New Jersey:

northern counties, or in southern counties as a garden escape

Heritage ranking if any:

n/a

Distribution:

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Sources

**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 295.