Biology:Campanula divaricata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae

Campanula divaricata
Campanula divaricata.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. divaricata
Binomial name
Campanula divaricata
Michx.

Campanula divaricata, common name Appalachian bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. It is native to the eastern United States where it is found primarily in the Appalachian Mountains.[1] Its habitat is areas of rock outcrops such as cliffs or summits, often on dry, acidic soil.[2]

It is a perennial that produces small blue flowers in late summer.

References

  1. "Campanula divaricata", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Campanula%20divaricata.png 
  2. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States

Wikidata ☰ Q15600342 entry